On the 16th local time, the Iraqi Ministry of Petroleum issued a statement saying that oil loading work at the southern port of Iraq is still in progress. The statement stated that an oil tanker in the southern waters of Iraq reported that an unknown object had fallen near the tanker, but it did not cause a fire or damage to the ship. Earlier in the day, Iraqi security sources said that a drone hit an oil tanker in the waters near the port of Basra province in southern Iraq. After the incident, all oil loading operations at the port of Basra were suspended.

On the 16th local time, the Iraqi Ministry of Petroleum issued a statement saying that oil loading work at the southern port of Iraq is still in progress. The statement stated that an oil tanker in the southern waters of Iraq reported that an unknown object had fallen near the tanker, but it did not cause a fire or damage to the ship. Earlier in the day, Iraqi security sources said that a drone hit an oil tanker in the waters near the port of Basra province in southern Iraq. After the incident, all oil loading operations at the port of Basra were suspended.