Hyderabad, Oct. 17 -- A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile about 68 nautical miles northeast of Al Jubayl in Saudi Arabia, prompting the evacuation of its crew, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.

In a warning posted on X on Saturday, October 17, UKMTO said it had received a delayed report of the incident from a company security officer.

All crew members were reported safe and evacuated, with no environmental impact reported at the time of notification.

In another reported incident, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claimed on Friday that an oil supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering an explosion and fire....