The Palau-flagged Settebello transmitted a distress call on Wednesday reporting a missile strike on its engine room off Sohar in the Gulf of Oman, where local authorities are assisting with crew evacuation, the UK maritime agency reported.

A tanker’s engine room caught fire off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, a UK maritime agency said, reporting two missing and one casualty.

US Central Command said it fired on the Palau-flagged Settebello after the crew ignored orders, hitting its engine room as the vessel attempted to carry Iranian oil in violation…

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