UKMTO Reports Tanker Hit by Unknown Missile in the Strait of Hormuz

The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency, UKMTO, said a tanker was struck by an unknown missile in the Strait of Hormuz, about nine kilometers east of Oman’s coast. The agency reported that the crew is safe and that there was no environmental damage.

According to the report, the vessel continued on to its next anchorage after the incident. No further details were provided about the weapon, the tanker’s identity, or who may have fired the missile.