Post by penny on Jul 28, 2010 15:30:12 GMT
An oil tanker has been damaged by an explosion after a suspected attack near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, its owners have claimed.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a shipping company based in Japan, reported there was no oil leak after the blast on the M. Star tanker, although one person had picked up a minor injury.
It says the ship was damaged due to "an explosion from a suspected attack from the outside" in the waters off Oman near the Strait of Hormuz. The strait leads into the Persian Gulf past Oman and Iran and is a travelling point for about 40% of the world's oil tankers.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a shipping company based in Japan, reported there was no oil leak after the blast on the M. Star tanker, although one person had picked up a minor injury.
It says the ship was damaged due to "an explosion from a suspected attack from the outside" in the waters off Oman near the Strait of Hormuz. The strait leads into the Persian Gulf past Oman and Iran and is a travelling point for about 40% of the world's oil tankers.