Iranian missile hits oil tanker in Qatari waters, no injuries

An oil tanker leased to state-owned QatarEnergy was hit by an Iranian cruise missile on Wednesday in Qatari waters, the defence ministry said.

Qatar was targeted by three cruise missiles coming from Iran, two were intercepted while the third hit the Aqua 1 fuel oil tanker, but caused no casualties.

The vessel, located 17 nautical miles (31 kilometres) north of Qatar's Ras Laffan industrial hub, the site of the world's largest gas plant, sustained damage above the waterline but no environmental impact was reported, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and QatarEnergy said.