Fully-loaded Kuwaiti tanker attacked by Iran near Dubai, oil spill feared

However, the Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) has reportedly flagged concerns of an “oil spill in the surrounding waters", news agency Reuters reported.

“Emergency response and firefighting teams were immediately mobilized and are currently working to contain and control the situation in close coordination with the relevant authorities,” the KPC was earlier quoted as saying. Track live updates on the Iran-US war here.

According to Reuters, Al-Salmi, the Kuwaiti tanker that was attacked, crossed the Strait of Hormuz in late February, around the same time the US-Israel joint strikes on Iran took place, triggering the ongoing war.