The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Thursday that it had received a report of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz, nine nautical miles north of Khasab in the Sultanate of Oman, after a ship’s captain reported seeing another vessel on fire.
The fate of the vessel’s crew remains unknown, and no information is yet available on the extent of the damage or the environmental impact.
The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic shipping route linking the Arabian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. A significant share of global seaborne oil trade passes through it. Security incidents in the strait are of particular concern because of their potential impact on maritime safety and oil tanker traffic amid regional tensions.
