A Norwegian chemical tanker was hit by an explosion caused by an unidentified device off the Omani coast early Tuesday, a crisis response company said.MTI Network said in a statement that shipping company Stolt Tankers reported that at approximately 12.40am local time “its tanker vessel Stolt Magnesium while on passage in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman suffered from an explosion of an unidentified external device”.The explosion triggered a fire in the ship’s engine room, but an MTI Network spokesman added that the crew “fortunately are all safe and accounted for”.
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A Norwegian chemical tanker, the Stolt Magnesium, was struck by an explosion from an unidentified external device early Tuesday morning off the coast of Oman. The incident occurred in the Arabian Sea around 12:40 AM local time.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-14 · 12:51 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Norwegian chemical tanker, the Stolt Magnesium, was struck by an explosion from an unidentified external device early Tuesday morning off the coast of Oman. The incident occurred in the Arabian Sea around 12:40 AM local time. The explosion caused a fire in the ship's engine room. Fortunately, all crew members are reported to be safe and accounted for. The information was reported by MTI Network, citing the shipping company Stolt Tankers.
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The crew of the Stolt Magnesium are all safe and accounted for.
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The tanker vessel Stolt Magnesium suffered an explosion of an unidentified external device.
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The explosion triggered a fire in the ship’s engine room.
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A Norwegian chemical tanker was hit by an explosion caused by an unidentified device off the Omani coast.
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