UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company confirmed that one of its vessels came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, the Emirati state news agency WAM reports.
The state oil company says no injuries were reported, with the situation now under control, according to WAM.
Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, says Abu Dhabi would defend its sovereignty and interests, after repeated attacks on ADNOC tankers.
“We will safeguard our rights to freedom of navigation … while continuing the path of dialogue and prioritising diplomatic options,” Gargash says in a post on X.
The attack was the third such incident involving ADNOC vessels in less than a week. The UAE had accused Iran of being behind the earlier attacks, but there was no official comment from the UAE on Friday’s attack.
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