A Dutch shipping firm has announced that one of its tankers came under attack off Oman early this morning.
Stolt Tankers said in a statement that the Stolt Magnesium waws hit in the Arabian Sea around the time that two UAE tankers were hit by Iranian cruise missiles.
The attack sparked a fire in the ship's engine room, Stolt Tankers said.
All the crew aboard the vessel were safe and accounted for after the attack, according to the shipping company.
The UAE said one crew member was killed and several others were injured in the other overnight attack.
Earlier today, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported another attack that occurred yesterday off the coast of Oman.
It wasn't immediately clear if this incident was identical to the one reported by Stolt Tankers.
Source: Sky News
--Agencies
