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First oil tanker attacked in the Strait of Hormuz according to Oman
The attack on the Palau-flagged Skylight tanker injured four crew and raised concerns over maritime safety amid regional hostilities and escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
- On March 1, a Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was hit about 5 nautical miles north of Khasab Port on Oman's Musandam peninsula, injuring four people, Oman Maritime Security Centre said.
- Earlier on Sunday, Oman's state news agency reported two drones struck the Duqm commercial port on the Arabian Sea, injuring one expatriate worker amid retaliatory strikes by Tehran after joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
- The 20-person crew of Skylight, including 15 Indian and five Iranian citizens, was evacuated after the attack; Tankertrackers.com said the small tanker has been anchored since February 22.
- The Oman Maritime Security Centre said it did not specify what hit the tanker, raising risks to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for roughly a fifth of global oil consumption.
- LSEG data shows Skylight is registered to Sea Force Inc and managed by Red Sea Ship Management LLC, which the U.S. Treasury sanctioned for operating a `shadow fleet`.
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