The British Maritime Trade Operations Office issued two consecutive notices on the 17th saying that two oil tankers were attacked in the waters off Jubail in Saudi Arabia on the same day. One of them was hit by an “unknown projectile” and the other was hit by a rocket. The crew members of both tankers confirmed safety. According to reports, the first incident occurred at 9:00 UTC on the 16th at about 68 nautical miles north-east of Jubail. An oil tanker was hit by an unknown projectile. All crew members were safely evacuated. There were no reports of environmental pollution effects at the time of the incident. The second incident occurred at 19:22 UTC on the 16th, about 78 nautical miles north-east of Jubail. The captain of the attacked tanker reported that the ship was hit by a rocket fired by a small boat and that the stern on the port side of the ship was damaged. All crew members on board have been confirmed to be safe. The report said that the damage to the ship has yet to be fully assessed, and the environmental impact is still unclear. The UK Maritime Trade Action Office reminds passing ships to sail carefully and promptly report suspicious activity. The weekly situation review released by the British Maritime Trade Action Office on the 16th shows that in the week up to that day, the agency had received a total of 12 reports of attacks on ships. Of these, 10 occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, while the other 2 occurred in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, respectively. At the same time, the agency said that it is currently difficult to accurately count the actual number of ships attacked because most of the ships attacked refuse to report it to the agency.

The British Maritime Trade Operations Office issued two consecutive notices on the 17th saying that two oil tankers were attacked in the waters off Jubail in Saudi Arabia on the same day. One of them was hit by an “unknown projectile” and the other was hit by a rocket. The crew members of both tankers confirmed safety. According to reports, the first incident occurred at 9:00 UTC on the 16th at about 68 nautical miles north-east of Jubail. An oil tanker was hit by an unknown projectile. All crew members were safely evacuated. There were no reports of environmental pollution effects at the time of the incident. The second incident occurred at 19:22 UTC on the 16th, about 78 nautical miles north-east of Jubail. The captain of the attacked tanker reported that the ship was hit by a rocket fired by a small boat and that the stern on the port side of the ship was damaged. All crew members on board have been confirmed to be safe. The report said that the damage to the ship has yet to be fully assessed, and the environmental impact is still unclear. The UK Maritime Trade Action Office reminds passing ships to sail carefully and promptly report suspicious activity. The weekly situation review released by the British Maritime Trade Action Office on the 16th shows that in the week up to that day, the agency had received a total of 12 reports of attacks on ships. Of these, 10 occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, while the other 2 occurred in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, respectively. At the same time, the agency said that it is currently difficult to accurately count the actual number of ships attacked because most of the ships attacked refuse to report it to the agency.