Key facts
- The chemical tanker Stolt Magnesium was struck by an unknown external device off the coast of Oman.
- The incident occurred 40 nautical miles northeast of Qalhat, Oman.
- A fire broke out in the vessel's engine room following the explosion.
- All crew members aboard the Stolt Magnesium are safe.
- This is the second attack on a vessel in the region in recent days, following a missile strike on an oil tanker near Limah, Oman.
The chemical tanker Stolt Magnesium caught fire on Tuesday following the explosion of an unidentified external device as it was sailing in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman, approximately 40 nautical miles northeast of Qalhat. The incident, which occurred at 12:40 a.m. GMT, caused a fire in the vessel's engine room. All of the vessel's seafarers were reported safe and accounted for, and the crew began fighting the fire.
This incident marks the second attack on a vessel in the region in recent days. Previously, an oil tanker was struck by a missile near Limah, Oman, on the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz. In a separate related incident, UAE's crude tankers, VLCCs Mombasa B and Al Bahyah, were struck by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting Hormuz, resulting in significant damage and the death of one crew member.