Tanker struck near Saudi port in Red Sea, monitor says

A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile 63 nautical miles west of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Yanbu, leading to a fire on the vessel’s main deck, the United Kingdom ​Maritime Trade Operations says.

The UKMTO says all crew are safe and accounted for with no reported environmental impact.

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