[MAIL] An Iranian oil tanker has been hit by two explosions off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
The National Iran Oil Company said a supertanker called Sabiti was struck by two missiles around 60 miles from the port of Jeddah on Friday morning.
The explosions badly damaged two tanks on board the vessel, causing it to leak into the Red Sea.
'Experts believe it was a terrorist attack,' a source told Iranian news agency ISNA.
The Nour news agency, which is close to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the crew was safe and had stopped the leak.
The state-owned National Iranian Tanker Company said that contrary to reports, 'there is no fire aboard the ship and the ship is completely stable'.
Tensions have been high between regional foes Iran and Saudi Arabia since an attack on the Kingdom's two oil facilities on September 14 that caused fires and damage and shutting down 5.7 million barrels per day (bpd) of production - more than 5 per cent of global oil supply. |