UK Maritime Trade Operations Organization says a vessel in the waters of Oman caught fire

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Organization says a vessel in the waters of Oman caught fire.

Based on the agency’s alert, reports of the incident were received on Sunday night by military authorities, and the cause of the fire has not been confirmed yet. The agency advised ships to transit with caution and to report any suspicious activity.

The incident location has been announced as the northernmost point of the Musandam Peninsula in Oman, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had previously claimed in a statement that, late last night, two oil tankers that intended to enter the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz had exploded.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that late last night, the two oil tankers that intended to enter the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz exploded and were unable to proceed.

According to the IRGC public relations statement, the two tankers were brought into this route “by provocation and coercion” by the U.S. Army. In this statement, the names of the ships, their nationalities, and the status of the crew were not mentioned.

In the same statement, the IRGC said that as long as U.S. attacks in the region continue, the route would not be safe for passage of “even a drop of oil and gas,” and the U.S. Army should be prepared for “punitive operations.”