The crew of a Japanese-owned tanker hit in an apparent attack in the Gulf of Oman saw a "flying object" before a second blast on board, the operator's head said Friday.
"We have received a report saying that something seems to have flew in, there was an explosion and it created a hole in the body of the ship," he added. Katada on Thursday had told reporters that the Kokuka Courageous, which was loaded with methanol, had suffered two apparent attacks. After the first, "our crew members made evasive manoeuvres but three hours later it was hit again," he said Thursday.
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