Israeli-owned cargo ship rocked by explosion in Gulf of Oman

Al-Monitor Staff

Feb 26, 2021

limpet mine us navy.png — The Israeli owned vehicle carrier MV Helios Ray may have been attacked by limpet mines attached magnetically to its hull on Feb. 26, 2021, in the Gulf of Oman. In the above graphic, the US Navy explains why it concluded that an Iranian limpet mine had blown a hole in the hull of the oil tanker Kokuka Courageous on June 13, 2019, in the Gulf of Oman. — US Naval Forces Central Command / UN Security Council

An Israeli-owned cargo ship suffered at least one explosion while sailing in the Gulf of Oman on Friday in the latest such maritime incident in the Middle East.

The vessel, the MV Helios Ray, quickly turned around and headed for port around 1 a.m. morning after departing from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. The crew reported no injuries and the vessel continues to sail back toward the strait, according to an open-source maritime tracking website. It was believe that the vehicle carrier was headed to Dubai to assess the damage.