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Tanker abandoned after attack off Oman
An attack on the 'Kaifan' triggered a fire off the Oman coast on July 20, 2026. At around 8:10 p.m. UTC, the tanker issued a distress call after being hit by an unknown projectile around eight nautical miles northeast of Limah. The projectile struck the port-side poop deck close to its bunker fuel tanks and triggered a fire in the engine room. Thick smoke was coming from both the damaged section and the fuel-tank vents. Two crew members suffered minor injuries in the attack. One bunker tank caught fire, and the ship’s main engine was no longer operational. The crew attempted to cool the affected tank but were unable to bring its temperature under control. With smoke continuing to pour from the vessel, the crew prepared the lifeboats and stood ready to abandon ship should conditions deteriorate. The impact had also torn a large hole in the hull. The crew abandoned the tanker and boarded a lifeboat, and no casualties have been reported. There were no immediate reports of pollution or environmental damage resulting from the incident. Egypt has strongly condemned the attack on the Kuwaiti tanker, characterising the attack as a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international law and freedom of navigation, and warning that such acts threatened the security of the Gulf region and the safety of international maritime trade.
KOTC take delivery of tanker Kaifan from Hyundai
The Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has taken delivery of a tanker with a capacity to carry petroleum products, named Kaifan. The KOTC said in a statement, that the Chief Executive Officer, Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, signed today the contract for receiving the tanker, produced by Hyundai Heavy Industry Shipyards at the Kuwaiti company headquarters .
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