The tanker has made to the distress call in coastal waters.
The area where the explosion occurred near the Strait of Hormuz - a strategic waterway where one-third of the world’s oil is passed through.
The Reuters news agency quoted four shipping and trade sources as saying that two tankers, Front Altair, flagged with the Marshal and Kokuka Courageous ships of Japan, were flagged by attacks in Oman, sailors. of ships evacuated from safe vessels.
Iranian rescue workers came to support the two ships, moving all 44 sailors to their southern coast, the IRNA news agency said.
The Marshal flag oil tanker is traveling from Qatar to Taiwan when a crowd breaks out there when it is about 40 km from the port city of Jask.
The Panamanian flag going from an Saudi port heading to Singapore has a flare when it is about 44 km from Jask City.
The US Navy’s fifth fleet told Reuters that its naval forces were assisting the Gulf of Oman oil tankers after receiving two calls for help.
According to a spokesperson for the BSM Management Company (Singapore), Kokuka Courageous was damaged after the incident.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
