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Update Explosion hits Greek-owned tanker off Oman coast

Explosion hits Greek-owned tanker off Oman coast

  • UK Maritime ​Trade Operations says the "external" blast hit vessel’s port side 60 nautical miles from Muscat
  • Crew reported as safe, although some bunker fuel had been discharged into the sea
By Reuters ·
Projectile strike set tanker ablaze near Strait of Hormuz, crew safe, UKMTO says

Projectile strike set tanker ablaze near Strait of Hormuz, crew safe, UKMTO says

By Reuters ·
Update British military says ship ablaze after being struck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden

British military says ship ablaze after being struck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden

By AP ·
Update Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower reportedly heads home

Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower reportedly heads home

By AP ·
Update Possible Houthi missiles damage ship in Red Sea

Possible Houthi missiles damage ship in Red Sea

By Saeed Al-Batati ·
Update Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel video

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel

By AP ·
Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sees explosions ahead of Singapore-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden

Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sees explosions ahead of Singapore-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden

By AP ·
Cargo ship Rubymar is pictured in the Black Sea. (File/Reuters)

Yemen’s Houthis vow to obstruct rescue of leaking ship in Red Sea

By Saeed Al-Batati ·
A truck drives past containers with the logo of Danish shipping giant Maersk stacked at a transshipment station in Germany.

Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles at ships in Red Sea: US

By AFP ·
Yemen militia scales back Red Sea attacks

Yemen militia scales back Red Sea attacks

By Saeed Al-Batati ·
Pirates attack vessel off Somalia, ship and crew safe - UKMTO

Pirates attack vessel off Somalia, ship and crew safe - UKMTO

By Reuters ·
Update Oman confirms Asphalt Princess tanker had been hijacked in Arabian Sea

Oman confirms Asphalt Princess tanker had been hijacked in Arabian Sea

By Arab News - AP - Reuters ·

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