UK Maritime Trade Operations says an oil tanker under way toward the southeast of the Persian Gulf was hit by two unknown projectiles

The UK Maritime Trade Operations organization said that an oil tanker sailing toward the southeast of the Persian Gulf, 72 nautical miles east of Ras al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, was struck from the left by two unknown projectiles.

According to the warning from the organization, the incident occurred at 23:47 Greenwich Mean Time on Sunday, 10 Aban.

The organization said all crew members of the tanker are safe and that no environmental consequences from the incident have been reported so far.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations organization advised passing ships to proceed with caution and report any suspicious activity. Relevant authorities are investigating the incident.

In this alert, the name of the tanker, its flag, and the attacker have not been identified.