London, March 12 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has issued an urgent "ATTACK" warning following a serious maritime incident in the northern Gulf involving multiple commercial vessels.

According to a series of updates posted to X, the UKMTO received reports of an incident occurring "5 Nautical Miles south of Al Basrah, in Iraq TTW." The information, sourced from a "Company Security Officer" and a "Third Party," initially indicated that "two tankers have been struck by an unknown projectile."

The scale of the situation intensified as the Company Security Officer (CSO) of one affected vessel "confirmed the attack had caused a fire onboard." Despite the damage, the CSO further reported that "the crew have been evacu...