Another tanker has been attacked off Fujairah, UAE, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said today. This follows drone strikes on oil facilities at the port of Fujairah in recent days.
A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile at 23:01 GMT on 16 March, according to the UKMTO. The vessel, which was not identified, was at anchor about 23 nautical miles (42 kilometres) east of Fujairah when the incident happened. Minor structural damage was reported, but there were no crew injuries and there was no impact on the environment.
This adds on to the growing list of attacks on commercial shipping in the Mideast Gulf since the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on 28 February.
Oil loadings at Fujairah were halted on 16 March, the second time in recent days, after a drone strike sparked a fire in the emirate's petroleum industrial zone. Just two days before this, at least two crude storage tanks in Fujairah were damaged, also because of drone strikes.
