Crew member killed after projectile hits tanker off Oman, manager says

A projectile hit the Marshall Islands–flagged product tanker MKD VYOM killing a crew member on board as the vessel sailed off the coast of Oman, manager V.Ships said on Sunday.



According to reports "The vessel suffered an explosion and subsequent fire after being struck by a suspected projectile while off the coast of Muscat, Oman, on March 1.



At least three ships are known to have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, maritime security agencies said, as Iran pressed a second day of strikes in response to ongoing US-Israeli air raids.



One ship, off the coast of Oman, was "struck by an unknown projectile above the waterline.



Although the engine room was originally reported as on fire, it has now been reported that the fire is under control," the British maritime security agency UKMTO said in a statement.



In a separate incident, another vessel was "struck by an unknown projectile, causing a fire.



The fire has been extinguished, and the vessel intends to continue on its voyage," UKMTO said.



The private maritime security company Vanguard Tech indicated that the second vessel, a tanker, was located approximately 17 nautical miles northwest of Mina Saqr in the United Arab Emirates.