A large oil tanker from Kuwait has been attacked while it was anchored in the port of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reported this, according to the state-run Kuwait News Agency. The company describes it as an Iranian attack.
The attack has caused damage to the ship and a fire broke out on board, it says. The oil company says the ship was fully loaded when it was hit, and warns of a possible oil spill in the surrounding waters. There are no reports of injuries. An assessment of the damage is underway, according to the Kuwait News Agency.
The media office of the government in Dubai confirms on X that the authorities in the metropolis have helped bring the fire under control. According to the Dubai Media Office, the fire has been extinguished. All 24 crew members on the tanker are safe, the media office added.
Another tanker caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday night after being hit by an unknown projectile. The UK Maritime Operations Organisation (UKMTO) said. The tanker was about 57 kilometres northwest of Dubai when it was hit. The crew is safe and no one was injured, it said. Kuwait's military said on X on Tuesday night that it was defending itself against missile and drone attacks.
Tankers have been attacked several times with missiles and drones in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran on February 28.
In recent weeks, Iran has responded with retaliatory attacks across the Middle East. This applies, among other things, to countries that host US military bases.
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the rest of the world's oceans. About a fifth of all crude oil and liquefied natural gas in the world normally sails through the Strait of Hormuz.
Shipping traffic has largely come to a standstill due to the risk of attacks during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This has caused oil and gas prices around the world to rise significantly.
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