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An oil tanker in the northeastern waters of Al-Jeabil, Saudi Arabia, was hit by a projectile fired from a small boat, according to maritime reports.
An oil tanker in the northeastern waters of Al-Jeabil, Saudi Arabia, was hit by a projectile fired from a small boat, according to maritime reports.
According to Ambassador Arjan, in the second marine incident reported for an oil tanker in the waters of northeastern Al-Jeabil, Saudi Arabia on October 16, an oil tanker was targeted by a grenade fired by a small boat.
According to UKMTO report No. 175-26, this incident occurred at 19:22 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) at a distance of about 78 nautical miles northeast of Saudi Arabia's Al Jubail.
In this incident, according to marine sources, a projectile fired from a small boat and its type was announced as an RPG, hit the left heel part of the tanker and damaged the vessel.
According to reports, all the crew of the oil tanker are safe and they were not harmed by this incident.
This incident occurred while hours ago, this British organization had reported an accident to an oil tanker at a distance of about 68 nautical miles northeast of Al-Jubeil. In that incident, which was recorded at 9:00 a.m. on October 16, the oil tanker was hit by an unknown projectile and all its crew were evacuated safely.
Therefore, according to published marine reports, at least two separate incidents involving oil tankers were reported in the waters northeast of Al-Jubeil, Saudi Arabia, on October 16.
Al-Jubeil is one of the main ports for the export of crude oil in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's main crude oil export port on the Persian Gulf coast is Ras al-Tanura, while Al-Jubeil is more involved in the export of refined products and petrochemical products.
Considering the importance of Al-Jubeil region as one of the important centers of oil export and industrial activities of Saudi Arabia, the continuation of such incidents can affect the assessment of shipping risk and the costs of transportation and insurance of energy cargoes in the Persian Gulf region.