India, July 7 -- A tanker travelling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the tanker was hit east of Limah in Oman.

It added that the projectile hit the port side of the vessel while trying to travel south out of the strait toward the Gulf of Oman.

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