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Two Sailors Killed in Attack on Oil Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

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Two sailors were killed and 23 others rescued after an oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.

Oman's Maritime Security Center reported that two sailors were killed and 23 others were rescued following an attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia.
The attack on the El Gaia caused a fire in its engine room, and the vessel anchored at an Omani port 2.4 kilometers off the Musandam Peninsula.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed the vessel struck a submerged mine on a prohibited route, whereas the U.S. military stated the ship was hit by an Iranian missile last month and a drone over the weekend.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations center received reports of a vessel in the Strait being struck by an unidentified projectile and catching fire on Sunday.
The International Maritime Organization reported that 79 attacks against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have resulted in 22 deaths since U.S.-Iran tensions escalated.
Fars news agency reported that enemy drones attacked two fishing boats near an Iranian port 80 kilometers northeast of Musandam, leaving several fishermen missing.
U.S. Central Command stated it struck two boats attempting to hijack an American unmanned vessel.
One-fifth of the world's oil and natural gas supplies pass through the Strait of Hormuz.