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Malta-flagged oil tanker, the 75,000-dwt Kavomaleas managed by Greece's
Dynacom, caught fire after a projectile strike 8 nautical miles northwest of
Oman's Kumzar in the Strait of Hormuz.
UKMTO confirmed the crew escaped unharmed with
no major oil spill, though the powerless vessel drifted as flames spread near
the waterline.
Several accounts blame Iran's IRGC for enforcing transit rules, amid the ongoing 2026 Hormuz crisis that has seen repeated attacks on shipping and disrupted global oil flows.