The British military said a bulk carrier caught fire today (Sunday) after being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Qatar.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the attack caused a small fire on the ship, which was extinguished.
The attack happened 23 nautical miles (43 kilometers) northeast of Qatar’s capital, Doha, the UKMTO said.
There were no reported casualties, it said.
It was the latest attack on vessels in the Arabian Gulf since a shaky ceasefire stopped fighting between the United States and Iran, AP reports.
There have been several attacks against ships in the Arabian Gulf over the past week. On Friday, the U.S. struck two Iranian oil tankers after it said the tankers were trying to breach its blockade of Iran’s ports, according to news reports.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy on Sunday reiterated its warning that any or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships.
Iran has mostly blocked the critical waterway for global energy since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, causing a global spike in fuel prices.
