The British Maritime Trade Operations Organization (UKMTO) announced that it had received a delayed report of an explosion in an oil tanker, approximately 16 nautical miles east of Hessab, Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz. This explosion happened yesterday near the water line and on the left side of the hull of the tanker, when it left the Strait of Hormuz. According to this organization, all crew are safe and the oil tanker continues on its course under its own power and is still operational.

The British Maritime Trade Operations Organization (UKMTO) announced that it had received a delayed report of an explosion in an oil tanker, approximately 16 nautical miles east of Hessab, Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz. This explosion happened yesterday near the water line and on the left side of the hull of the tanker, when it left the Strait of Hormuz. According to this organization, all crew are safe and the oil tanker continues on its course under its own power and is still operational.