UKMTO Time-Late Report: Tanker Struck by Projectile While Eastbound in Arabian Gulf

Multiple casualties were sustained and taken ashore for medical assistance. All remaining crew were safe and accounted for.

ARABIAN GULF — On November 12, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued Warning 203-26 reporting a time-late incident on November 10 in which a tanker traveling eastbound in the Arabian Gulf was struck by an unknown projectile.

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Multiple casualties were sustained and taken ashore for medical assistance. All remaining crew were safe and accounted for.

No damage assessment or environmental impact was available at the time of the warning. UKMTO advised vessels to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity while authorities investigate.

India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal stated on November 11 that the Liberia-flagged very large crude carrier MT Fujairah Energy, carrying six Indian seafarers among a crew of 22, was hit by a projectile on November 10 while transiting the Persian Gulf from Al Ruwais to Dubai.