Share:UK Maritime Trade Operations earlier reported the "potential hijack" of an oil tanker in the Arabian Sea. "Invaders" left the vessel subject to attack in the Gulf of Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported Wednesday morning. Incident complete," UKMTO said in a statement, also issuing advice for vessels to "exercise extreme caution when transiting this area". On Tuesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported a "non-piracy incident" with an unnamed vessel in the Gulf of Oman. It issued a red-level notification (attack, hijacking, incident, abduction) concerning the event, which happened east of the UAE emirate of Fujairah.

Source: The Nation August 04, 2021 07:30 UTC