Afghanistan, Nov. 2 -- A tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles in the Arabian Gulf, about 72 nautical miles east of Saudi Arabia's Ras Al Khafji, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Monday.
The vessel was travelling southeast when the projectiles hit its port side, UKMTO said. All crew members were reported safe, and no environmental impact had been reported. Authorities are investigating the incident, while the agency advised ships in the area to transit with caution.
The report came amid heightened maritime tensions in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy separately claimed that two oil tankers had struck sea mines while using what it described as an unauthorise...