LONDON, April 18 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre said on Saturday that a tanker came under fire from two gunboats of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps about 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman, reported Xinhua.
According to the report, the tanker was approached without any VHF communication before the gunboats opened fire.
The vessel and its crew are reported safe.
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