The British Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) announced on Monday, November 4, that it had received a report of a fire on a vessel in Iraqi coastal waters. According to the statement of this maritime organization, this incident happened 63 nautical miles (one hundred kilometers) southeast of the port of Faw in Iraq. Until the publication of this report, the exact cause of the accident, the condition of the crew, the extent of the damage and its environmental consequences have not yet been determined. Pau Port is located in the Persian Gulf and near the water borders of Kuwait and Iran, and the security authorities are investigating the dimensions of this incident.

The British Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) announced on Monday, November 4, that it had received a report of a fire on a vessel in Iraqi coastal waters. According to the statement of this maritime organization, this incident happened 63 nautical miles (one hundred kilometers) southeast of the port of Faw in Iraq. Until the publication of this report, the exact cause of the accident, the condition of the crew, the extent of the damage and its environmental consequences have not yet been determined. Pau Port is located in the Persian Gulf and near the water borders of Kuwait and Iran, and the security authorities are investigating the dimensions of this incident.