Muscat (HRNW)- Two supertankers carrying Saudi crude oil were hit by unidentified missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh concerns over maritime security in the strategically important waterway.
According to shipping intelligence and tracking firms Maersk and Kepler, the Saudi-flagged supertanker Sidr was struck by unidentified missiles approximately 16.6 nautical miles northeast of Oman.
Minutes later, a second tanker flying the Liberian flag was hit by three unidentified projectiles around 17 nautical miles east of Khasab, Maersk reported. All crew members aboard the second vessel were confirmed safe.
Maersk said the near-simultaneous incidents represented a further escalation in the threat environment in the Omani corridor.
Tracking data showed that the two tankers had each loaded around 2 million barrels of Saudi crude at the Jumaymah terminal last week. Saudi Aramco resumed loading and selling oil from within the Strait of Hormuz in August.
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