UK Maritime says tanker struck by drone in vicinity of Oman’s Sohar anchorage

CAIRO: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Monday that it ‌reclassified ‌an ​incident in ‌the ⁠vicinity ​of Sohar ⁠anchorage in Oman as an attack after confirmation that the ⁠tanker was ‌struck by ‌a ​drone. Local ‌authorities are ‌assisting in the evacuation of the crew, UKMTO ‌said, adding that damage assessment and environmental ⁠impact ⁠is unknown at time of update.