The British Maritime Trade Operations Office issued a notice on the evening of the 19th saying that a ship caught fire in the waters off Oman, and the cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed. The report said the incident occurred about 8 nautical miles northwest of Kumzar, Oman. The British Maritime Trade Operations Office received the incident report at 22:45 UTC on the 19th. The notification did not reveal the name of the ship that caught fire, its flag country, and whether it caused any casualties. An audio recording of the ship's radio public channel provided to Xinhua News Agency reporters in the early morning of the 20th showed that the US military confirmed the situation of the ship involved through a radio call, but received no response to the information.

The British Maritime Trade Operations Office issued a notice on the evening of the 19th saying that a ship caught fire in the waters off Oman, and the cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed. The report said the incident occurred about 8 nautical miles northwest of Kumzar, Oman. The British Maritime Trade Operations Office received the incident report at 22:45 UTC on the 19th. The notification did not reveal the name of the ship that caught fire, its flag country, and whether it caused any casualties. An audio recording of the ship's radio public channel provided to Xinhua News Agency reporters in the early morning of the 20th showed that the US military confirmed the situation of the ship involved through a radio call, but received no response to the information.