The ship's crew reported that the projectile caused damage to the engine room, but that no one was injured, according to UKMTO.
It is unclear where the projectile came from, but tankers have repeatedly been stopped or attacked during the Iran-Iraq war. The US has repeatedly justified attacks on Iran with claims that the country has attacked commercial shipping.
According to President Donald Trump, the US has refrained from attacks this week to “respect the negotiation process.” CBS News is now reporting - citing multiple sources - that both the US and Israel are preparing major attacks on energy facilities in Iran.
The planned attacks are described as among the largest to date against energy infrastructure during the Iran war and could begin over the weekend.
Israel carried out airstrikes together with the United States at the beginning of the war, last winter.
