Tanker Hit by Unknown Projectile Off Oman, UK Maritime Agency Says

Tanker Hit by Unknown Projectile Off Oman, UK Maritime Agency Says

Aug 1 (Reuters) – A ​tanker was struck by ‌an unknown projectile about 11 nautical miles ​northeast of ​Lima, Oman, leaving it not ⁠under command ​after the engine room ​was damaged, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ​agency said on ​Saturday.

UKMTO said there were “no reported ‌casualties ⁠or environmental impact” from the incident.

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Lima is on Oman’s ​Musandam ​Peninsula ⁠at the entrance to the ​Strait of Hormuz, ​a ⁠strategic shipping chokepoint linking the Gulf ⁠with ​the Gulf ​of Oman.

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