
Today the British United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations
(UKMTO) reported that it had received notice of an incident
which took place yesterday 20 nautical miles northeast of Al Khasab,
in Oman, where a merchant ship was hit by a
bullet. Vanguard Tech, a specialized company
in the maritime risk analysis, specified that the ship
the
flag bulk carrier Minoan Pioneer is hit
and 51 thousand gross tons. The projectile
would have hit the engine room and caused a fire, and a
crew member would be missing.