Projectile hits Kuwait-flagged gas tanker off UAE's Fujairah

March 17 (Reuters) - ‌An ​unknown ​projectile struck a Kuwait-flagged tanker 23 nautical ‌miles east of Fujairah in ⁠the United Arab Emirates causing ‌minor structural damage, ‌the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday.

There ​were no injuries reported to the crew, the ⁠agency said in an advisory, adding ​no environmental impact was reported.

Maritime security sources said the ​vessel hit was ‌the liquefied petroleum tanker Gas Al Ahmadiah, ⁠which was at anchor. One of the sources added ⁠that the impact was most likely ​from fragments from an airborne interception.

The vessel's operator, Kuwait Oil Tanker ‌Company, did not immediately respond to a ‌request for comment.

(Reporting by ⁠Enas Alashray, ‌Ahmed Tolba, ​Jonathan Saul and Yannis Souliotis; Editing by Tom ‌Hogue)

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