An explosion damaged a tanker close to its waterline as it sailed off Oman, a marine monitor said Tuesday, as tensions remained high around the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
“The crew and vessel are safe, although the master reports some bunker fuel has discharged into the sea,” UK Maritime Trade Operations said.
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The incident, in the Gulf of Oman about 60 nautical miles east of Muscat, was an “external explosion,” UKMTO added, without detailing the cause of the blast.
Iran has been laying mines in waters nearby as part of its campaign to block the strait, which normally carries one-fifth of global oil production.
