Oil tanker attacked in waters near Qatar, 500km from Hormuz

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shinyoung Lee = An oil tanker sailing near the northern coast of Qatar was hit by multiple projectiles, the UK Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) announced on the 7th (local time).

According to AFP, the incident occurred 94 kilometers off the coast of Qatar.

It is 500km away from the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has been claiming control and attacking ships that do not follow designated routes.

This resulted in casualties, but the specific number has not been confirmed.

UKMTO did not mention the nationality of the ship that was hit, nor was the person responsible for the attack identified.

However, the United States and Iran have been in conflict over control of the Strait of Hormuz since the previous memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in June was broken.

Iran has taken the approach of demanding that ships passing here follow designated routes and attacking them if they do not comply.

The previous day, a Panamanian oil tanker was attacked in Hormuz, and about 10 crew members were injured.

Ship attacks mainly occurred near the Strait of Hormuz, but on the 9th of last month, a large oil tanker was attacked by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters, and a ship hit was also confirmed near Rashid Port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).