UKMTO reports explosions near oil tanker off Yemen's coast

British maritime authorities have received reports of several explosions near an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen's al-Mukha, with crew reported safe.

• The UK Maritime Trade Operations authority said it received a report of explosions near a tanker about 60 nautical miles south of al-Mukha on Sunday.
• A UKMTO official said the tanker detected explosions in its vicinity and that all crew members are safe, with no environmental damage recorded.
• The tanker also reported being struck by a projectile east of Oman, without specifying its nature or the party that fired it.