Two oil tankers were damaged in a suspected attack off the Gulf of Oman early Thursday, according to multiple reports.
Cmdr. Joshua Frey, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, said he was “aware” of a reported incident in the area but declined to elaborate
The shipping newspaper Tradewinds reported that an oil tanker owned by the Norwegian company Frontline was struck by a torpedo in the Gulf of Oman, according to Reuters.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations — an arm of the British Navy — had put out an alert earlier and urged “extreme caution” amid U.S.-Iran tensions.
The incident comes as Iranian media claimed — without offering any evidence — that two oil tankers had been targeted in the area.
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See Also:
(1) Explosions on two supertankers carrying Gulf oil. Crews evacuated
(2) Oil tankers attacked in Gulf of Oman – explosions heard and distress calls sent
