70 nautical miles from the territory of the United Arab Emirates, according to sources, the "attack" on tankers of foreign countries.
On June 13, 2019, two tankers in the Gulf of Oman gave a distress signal.
Sources report a possible “attack” on ships and crew evacuation.
Representatives of the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, part of the Royal Royal Navy of Great Britain, previously stated that they were aware of the incident in the Gulf of Oman.
"The UK and its partners are currently conducting an investigation," the report said.
From representatives of the US Navy's fleet, based in Bahrain, it is known that the US Navy is helping tankers.
"The U.S. Navy received two distress signals at 6:12 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. local time," said Joshua Frey of the Navy.
Two tankers - Front Altair under the flag of the Marshall Islands and Kokuka Courageous under the flag of Panama - have been evacuated, according to several sources familiar with the situation. Crews are safe.
According to a senior company spokesman, the Front Altair oil tanker was attacked. Yifan, general manager of the CPC petrochemicals division, told Reuters that there was a suspicion of torpedo damage. Some sources report a fire.
According to U Ifan, all crew members are saved.
A representative of another company told the agency that 21 people were evacuated from the Kokuka Courage tanker. One crew member was slightly injured. The hull was damaged above the waterline on the starboard side. There is no risk of flooding a tanker carrying methanol.
The ship is located about 70 nautical miles (about 130 km) from the emirate of Fujairah (UAE) and about 14 nautical miles from Iran.
Recall that last month at the port of Fujairah there were "acts of sabotage" in relation to four oil tankers.
