Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines said the M. Star oil tanker exploded on July 29
near the Strait of Hormuz, dominated by Iran.
Mitsui said the tanker, near
the coasts of Iran and Oman, was probably the target of an attack. The
vessel was brought to the United Arab Emirates for repairs.
At least one sailor was injured in the "explosion from a suspected
attack from the outside," Mitsui said. This marked the first
explosion of a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz in 2010 amid Iranian threats
to block shipping in the Gulf.
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