UKMTO issues attack-classified alert over Strait of Hormuz incident off Oman

Britain's UKMTO has reported a security incident 16 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman, issuing a warning it classified as an attack.

• UKMTO issued warning 137-26-ATTACK on Thursday regarding the security incident in the Strait of Hormuz.
• The alert placed the incident 16 nautical miles northeast of the Omani port of Khasab but did not identify the vessel or the incident's nature.
• UKMTO said the targeted ship's crew was safe and no injuries have been reported.
• UKMTO said no environmental impact had been confirmed, authorities have begun investigating, and ships were urged to transit with caution and report suspicious activity.
• The targeted vessel was identified as the Togolese-flagged oil tanker 'Trend'.
• Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said it stopped the tanker after a fire broke out, accusing it of an illegal crossing coordinated with US forces.
• The IRGC warned that any unauthorized transit through the Strait of Hormuz would be met with direct targeting.
• UKMTO reported that an unidentified projectile struck the tanker, sparking a fire that was later extinguished.