India, July 7 -- Three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, British maritime security agency UKMTO reported on Tuesday, after Qatar blamed Iran for an attack on one of its ships.

According to the maritime agency, the tanker was struck by a drone, but no structural damage was reported.

"UKMTO has received a report of a further incident involving a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was struck by an unknown Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and has sustained minor structural damage. No casualties or environmental impact reported," it said in a post on X.

Earlier, UKMTO had reported two other vessels being hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Both ships were hit while travelling off the coast of Oman. One of ...