VLCC Hit by a Projectile in the Persian Gulf: Four Crew Injured, Including One Indian Seafarer
The Liberia-flagged very large crude carrier MT Fujairah Energy was struck by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Persian Gulf on November 10, injuring four crew members, including one Indian seafarer.
India's Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, confirmed on November 11 that the vessel was sailing from Al Ruwais in the United Arab Emirates to Dubai with 22 crew members aboard, six of them Indian nationals. The injured Indian seafarer suffered minor injuries and was taken ashore for medical examination; the remaining 18 crew members were safe and accounted for. No attacker has been identified and no party has claimed responsibility.
Two other incidents were reported in Gulf waters the same day: a vessel of ADNOC Logistics and Services was damaged in an attack in UAE territorial waters, and UK Maritime Trade Operations reported a tanker struck by an unidentified projectile about 19 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman. No official source has established whether any of these reports describe the same ship.
Reuters has recorded 10 attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waterways so far in November, after 37 in October. The International Maritime Organization has documented at least 130 maritime incidents since the conflict began, with at least 25 seafarers killed.
(Source: India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways)
Source: India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
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