explosion in an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz; Crew safe The UK Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) said it had received a late report of an explosion yesterday on an oil tanker. The explosion occurred at the waterline on the left side of the ship and about 16 nautical miles east of Oman's Hassab, when the oil tanker was leaving the Strait of Hormuz. All the crew are safe and the tanker continues its journey under its own power.