A seafarer told Xinhua News Agency reporters on the 11th that a container ship was attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The crew urgently called for rescue and prepared to abandon the ship. According to this seafarer, the crew of the attacked ship reported through the ship-to-ship radio public channel that the incident occurred on the eastern edge of the Gulf of Oman. There were 17 people on board. It is suspected that they were “attacked by helicopter.” The British Maritime Trade Operations Office also issued a notice on the 11th saying that an incident involving a container ship and military forces occurred in the Gulf of Oman.

A seafarer told Xinhua News Agency reporters on the 11th that a container ship was attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The crew urgently called for rescue and prepared to abandon the ship. According to this seafarer, the crew of the attacked ship reported through the ship-to-ship radio public channel that the incident occurred on the eastern edge of the Gulf of Oman. There were 17 people on board. It is suspected that they were “attacked by helicopter.” The British Maritime Trade Operations Office also issued a notice on the 11th saying that an incident involving a container ship and military forces occurred in the Gulf of Oman.