Two oil tankers collided and caught fire on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway where electronic interference has increased due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. No injuries or oil spills were reported. The incident occurred 24 nautical miles off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates. The UAE coast guard evacuated 24 crew members from the Adalynn tanker to Khor Fakkan port following the collision. The second vessel, the Front Eagle, owned by Oslo-listed Frontline, sustained a fire on its deck but all personnel were safe and no pollution was detected, the company said. The Front Eagle had been carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude oil and was bound for Zhoushan, China, according to TankerTrackers.com. The Adalynn, a Suezmax-class vessel owned by India-based Global Shipping Holding Ltd, was not carrying cargo and was en route to the Suez Canal in Egypt. The Strait of Hormuz, located between Iran and Oman, is a key global energy corridor that handles around 20 per cent of the world's oil. Navigation systems in the area have faced disruption amid missile exchanges between Iran and Israel since Friday. Attribution: Reuters Subediting: M. S. Salama
