The chemical tanker Stolt Magnesium sustained a fire following an explosion from an unidentified external device while navigating the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman, according to its manager, Stolt Tankers.
The incident occurred at 12:40 a.m. local time (20:40 GMT on Monday) and resulted in a fire within the vessel's engine room. Stolt Tankers, the principal division of Norwegian shipping firm Stolt-Nielsen, confirmed that all crew members aboard the vessel are safe and accounted for. The crew initiated immediate efforts to combat the blaze.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) had previously reported an incident approximately 40 nautical miles northeast of Qalhat, Oman. Shipping data from LSEG indicates that the Stolt Magnesium was in this vicinity at the time of the occurrence.
This incident follows a separate event in which two United Arab Emirates crude oil tankers, the VLCCs Mombasa B and Al Bahyah, were reportedly struck by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Those attacks resulted in significant damage to the vessels and the confirmed death of one crew member.
