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The incident comes less than three weeks after an oil tanker was damaged in a possible attack at the Saudi terminal of Shuqaiq, south of Jeddah.

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Explosion rocks Singapore-flagged tanker off Saudi port

Written by AFP

Mon 14 Dec 2020Wed 6 Oct 2021

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the blast on the tanker BW Rhine

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The US Fifth Fleet said it had received two distress calls after a "reported attack on tankers" in the Gulf.

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Two oil tankers evacuated after ‘attack’ in Gulf of Oman

Written by AFP

Thu 13 Jun 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

Second incident involving shipping in the strategic sea lane in only a few weeks comes amid spiralling tensions between Iran and the US