Saudi Oil Tankers Struck in Strait of Hormuz Escalating Regional Tensions

Two Saudi oil tankers were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening. According to maritime intelligence and vessel-tracking companies Marisks and Kpler, each tanker was carrying 2 million barrels of oil from Saudi Arabia.

The incident occurred while the vessels were exiting the strait. The Sidr, a Saudi-flagged tanker, was hit by unknown munitions about 16.6 nautical miles northeast of the Omani city of Khasab at around 19:52 UTC. Minutes later, the Liberia-flagged tanker Senegal Prosperity was struck by three unknown munitions about 17 nautical miles east of Khasab.

All crew members on the Senegal Prosperity are reported to be safe. The incident has been assessed as a further escalation of threats in the so-called Omani corridor, where earlier on Tuesday, Iranian media reported that a Saudi oil tanker had been stopped while passing through the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency also reported that three munitions struck a tanker in the area. However, it's unclear if this was the same incident as reported by Marisks.