Two sailors missing after tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Oman says
Oman's Maritime Security Centre said a fire broke out in El Gaia's engine room following an attack
Two sailors are missing and 23 others have been rescued following an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman says.
Oman's Maritime Security Centre said the Panama-flagged El Gaia was being towed to an Omani port on Tuesday after a fire broke out in its engine room, adding that the vessel was targeted 1.3 nautical miles (2.4km) north of the Musandam peninsula.
On Monday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the tanker hit naval mines and caught fire while passing through what they described as a restricted and unsafe route.
But the US military insisted the Iranian report was false. It said the tanker was struck by an Iranian missile l...