Conflicting Reports That A Japanese Oil Tanker Has Been Attacked In The Straits Of Hormuz

The M Star oil tanker is seen in the sea near Japan in this December 2008 handout photograph released on July 28, 2010 by the ship's owners Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. REUTERS//Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/Handout

Blast Damages Japanese Tanker Near Iran, Oman -- Voice of America

Japanese officials are trying to determine what caused an explosion on an oil tanker as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

Japan's transport ministry said Wednesday that the M. Star was carrying about two million barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates to the Japanese port of Chiba when it was rocked by an explosion.

The United States Navy's Fifth Fleet, based in the Gulf state of Bahrain, said Wednesday the cause of the blast was unknown.

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More News On An Explosion Reported On A Japanese Oil Tanker In The Persian Gulf

Explosion rocks Japanese tanker in Persian Gulf -- AP
Officials: Explosion damages Japanese tanker in Strait of Hormuz -- CNN
Japanese oil tanker damaged in Gulf explosion -- The Guardian
Persian Gulf Tanker Blast May Have Been Attack -Mitsui -- Wall Street Journal
Japanese tanker damaged in Strait of Hormuz -- Financial Times
Japanese tanker damaged off Oman, cause unclear -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Iran rules out terrorist attack on Japanese tanker in Persian Gulf: official -- Xinhuanet
Freak wave hits Japanese oil tanker near Oman -- BBC
Freak wave hit Japanese supertanker - UAE official -- Reuters
FACTBOX-The Strait of Hormuz, key oil shipping route -- Reuters