UAE state oil company confirms its vessel was attacked in Hormuz strait

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United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil giant ADNOC said one of its vessels came under attack in the Hormuz strait, the latest incident in the waterway at the centre of the US-Iran conflict, AFP reports.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) “confirmed that one of its vessels was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on the evening of Friday, August 14”, according to the official WAM news agency, but reported no injuries.

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