FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin UKMTO on 26 May received a report of an explosion involving a tanker approximately 60 nautical miles east of Muscat, Oman. The vessel’s master reported an external explosion on the port side aft, close to the waterline. While the crew and vessel remain safe, some bunker fuel was discharged into the sea. The cause of the explosion remains unknown and authorities are currently investigating the incident. RelatedNews IMO adopts resolution on promoting safe navigation in the Gulf region US and Iranian forces clash overnight in the Strait of Hormuz var jnews_module_21373886_0_6a16ac8e986d2 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21373886","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"61,4346,1731,280,518,239","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_id":"","google_slot_id":"","google_d