UKMTO Reports Missile Hit Commercial Ship Off Iraq’s Faw Port
UKMTO says a missile hit a commercial vessel 30 nautical miles southeast of Iraq’s Faw port on Wednesday. All crew are safe, with no environmental damage.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Wednesday that a missile was aimed at a commercial vessel and exploded on it southeast of the port of Faw in Iraq.
The vessel’s captain said, “The vessel was hit by a drone.”
In a report, UKMTO said the incident was recorded 30 nautical miles southeast of Faw. The agency said all of the ship’s crew are safe and that the explosion caused no loss of life or environmental damage.
Following the incident, UKMTO called on other vessels to transit the area with caution and to report any suspicious activity to the agency promptly. The relevant parties have begun investigating the details of the incident.