The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued an advisory after receiving a report that a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck, resulting in a fire approximately 18 nautical miles east of Khasab, Oman yesterday evening. According to UKMTO, the fire has since been extinguished, all crew members and the vessel are safe, and no environmental pollution has been reported. The reported location closely matches an area where NASA's FIRMS satellite system detected a significant heat signature at approximately 1733 UTC yesterday, suggesting the two reports may be related. The incident occurred in a section of the Strait that has seen multiple recent attacks by Iran on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz using Omani waters.

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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued an advisory after receiving a report that a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck, resulting in a fire approximately 18 nautical miles east of Khasab, Oman yesterday evening. According to UKMTO, the fire has since been extinguished, all crew members and the vessel are safe, and no environmental pollution has been reported. The reported location closely matches an area where NASA's FIRMS satellite system detected a