Kuwait says explosion on tanker occurred outside its territorial waters
The country’s Ministry of Interior is saying the incident occurred outside its territorial waters, more than 60 kilometres (37 miles) away from the Mubarak al-Kabeer port.
Earlier, the UKMTO said the master of a tanker at anchor reported hearing and seeing a large explosion on the vessel’s port side before observing a small craft leaving the area.
It said all crew were safe, but that the vessel had taken on water and that oil was seen in the water from a cargo tank, potentially causing environmental impact.