Within hours, a second ship was hit by a projectile off the coast of the Emirates

A second ship was hit off the coast of The UAEwas struck by an unknown projectile on Wednesday, according to what a British maritime security agency announced, at a time when Iranits attacks in the Gulf and The Strait of Hormuz.

The United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations Agency said that the captain of the cargo ship that was sailing fifty nautical miles northwest of Dubai "He reported that his ship had been hit by an unknown projectile" Adding that the crew is fine.

Earlier, a container tanker was damaged by a projectile off the coast of the Emirates as well, and another ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.

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