Security incident for an oil tanker near Saudi Arabia

An oil tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile 68 miles northeast of Al-Jujail, Saudi Arabia.

An oil tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile 68 miles northeast of Al-Jujail, Saudi Arabia.

According to Ambassador Arjan, the British Maritime Trade Operations Organization announced today Saturday that it has received a delayed report of a marine accident 68 nautical miles northeast of Al Jubail on the coast of Saudi Arabia. According to this report, an oil tanker was hit by an unknown projectile.

The organization confirmed that all the ship's crew are safe and were evacuated from the ship before this report. Also, until the publication of the report, no environmental effects caused by this incident have been recorded.

So far, no party has claimed responsibility for this attack, and the identity of the perpetrators and the exact amount of damage to the tanker are not known. Authorities are investigating the extent of the incident and the UKMTO has asked passing vessels to use caution and report any suspicious activity.