The British Maritime Operations Center announced that a report was received of a fire on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to this center's statement, the captain of a vessel reported at 3 a.m. Thursday, Greenwich time, that he saw another vessel on fire, 9 nautical miles north of Hassab in Oman.
No information has yet been released about the condition of the crew, the extent of the damage or the environmental consequences of the fire.
The UK Trade Maritime Operations Center has urged vessels to take care when passing through the area. Officials are investigating that report.
The message does not mention the cause of the fire or the ground attack.
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