A Qatari LNG tanker and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker were damaged near the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/west-asia-war-us-and-iran-hold-doha-talks-on-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-and-permanent-ceasefire-23637817" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Strait of Hormuz</a>, sources said on Tuesday, after reports that Iran&rsquo;s Revolutionary Guards fired missiles at ships in the waterway overnight.
The Al Rekayyat was loaded with LNG and sent out distress signals seeking assistance after it was hit on its port side, one source said.
The crew were safe and were being evacuated, other sources said, but the engine room was on fire and filled with smoke, making the full extent of damage unclear.
It is the first time an LNG ship from Qatar, a mediator in talks between Washington and Tehran, has been struck since the start of the Iran war.
A Saudi-flagged tanker believed to be the supertanker Wedyan was also damaged off Oman&rsquo;s coast, maritime security sources said. The cause was not immediately known.
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The Al Rekayyat was loaded with LNG and sent out distress signals seeking assistance after it was hit on its port side, one source said

Qatari LNG tanker hit near Strait of Hormuz as Saudi oil tanker also damaged

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