Al Khasab, Aug. 4 -- A cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 20 nautical miles northeast of Al Khasab, Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday.

In a post on X, UKMTO said it had received a distress call regarding the incident after the cargo vessel broadcast a message over VHF Channel 16.

"UKMTO has received a report of an incident 20NM northeast of Al Khasab, Oman. A cargo vessel has broadcasted on VHF 16 that they have been hit by an unknown projectile. Authorities are investigating," UKMTO said.

The latest incident comes a day after the UKMTO reported an explosion in close proximity to a tanker off the coast of Oman on Sunday. According to the organisation, the incident occ...