Attacks strike two oil tankers off Saudi Arabia and in the Strait of Hormuz

Two oil tankers came under attack on Friday, one hit by an unidentified projectile off Saudi Arabia and another struck by a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.

• UKMTO said a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile 68 nautical miles northeast of Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and that all crew were evacuated safely.
• Iranian media, citing the Revolutionary Guard, reported a supertanker carrying over two million barrels of crude struck a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz, causing an explosion and fire.
• The Revolutionary Guard claimed the tanker tried to cross the strait without authorization and said the waterway remains closed.
• Indian Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the 15 Indian sailors aboard the Hormuz tanker were safe, with no reported casualties.