British maritime agency reports fire on ship off Oman coast
A British maritime authority said a verified report indicated a fire broke out on a vessel eight nautical miles northwest of Khasab, Oman.
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AIThe United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it received a report of an incident eight nautical miles northwest of Khasab, Oman, with verified information indicating a fire had broken out on a vessel.
The agency said the cause of the fire is not yet known.
The incident comes amid heightened military tensions between Iran and the United States over the past week, as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to target vessels in the Strait of Hormuz that do not comply with its transit instructions.