Tehran. A missile attack has been feared behind the explosion in an Iranian oil tanker near Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah port on Friday. The tanker’s company expressed this apprehension.
The explosion in the ship caused oil spills in the Red Sea. The National Iranian Tanker Company said in a statement that Siddhi’s ship, about 100 kilometers (60 mi) off the Saudi coast, had two explosions. The statement said that there is a possibility of missile attack behind the blasts. NITC stated that all the crew members of the ship are safe and the condition of the ship is also stable.
The company said that the people aboard the ship are repairing it. Contrary to reports that the ship was on fire, the Iranian government-owned company said the ship was not on fire and the ship was completely frozen. Earlier, Iran’s state television reported that the ship caught fire due to the explosion.