Container ship damaged by gunboat fire near Oman, crew safe

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Wednesday that it has received a report of an incident involving a commercial vessel approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman.

According to the report, the master of a container ship said the vessel was approached by a gunboat linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The gunboat did not issue a radio warning before opening fire, causing "heavy damage" to the ship’s bridge, per UKMTO.

"No fires or environmental impact reported. All Crew reported safe," it said.