Projectile hits tanker off UAE's Fujairah, UKMTO says


March ⁠17 (Reuters) - An ⁠unknown projectile struck ‌a tanker 23 nautical miles east ​of Fujairah ⁠in the ⁠United Arab Emirates ⁠causing minor ‌structural ⁠damage, the United Kingdom ​Maritime ‌Trade Operations (UKMTO) said ⁠on ​Tuesday.

There were no injuries ⁠reported to ​the crew, the agency said in ⁠an advisory, adding no environmental impact was ​reported.

(Reporting ⁠by Enas ​Alashray and ‌Ahmed Tolba; ​Editing by Tom Hogue)

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