UKMTO reports blast on Gulf of Oman ship

By Lisa Barrington
Updated February 27 2021 - 2:04am, first published 12:10am
The US navy's Fifth Fleet says it is monitoring the situation after a blast hit a ship.
The US navy's Fifth Fleet says it is monitoring the situation after a blast hit a ship.

A Bahamas-flagged ship, the MV HELIOS RAY, has been hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and a maritime security firm say.

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