英国海事贸易运营部门表示，周四一艘油轮在通过霍尔木兹海峡时被不明物体击中，导致船上起火。
A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, causing a fire aboard the vessel, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said.
该机构称，他们在格林尼治标准时间17:50收到了第三方关于这一事件的报告。
The organization said it received a third-party report of the incident at 1750GMT.
据报道，船员安全无恙，但油轮受损程度及对环境的影响尚不清楚。
The crew was reported safe, while the extent of damage to the tanker and any environmental impact remained unknown, it said.
此前，伊朗半官方的法尔斯通讯社援引当地消息称，一艘载量为250万桶的超级油轮在阿曼海岸外约8公里（5英里）处遭到袭击并起火。
Earlier, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency, citing local sources, reported that a supertanker with a capacity of 2.5 million barrels had been hit about 8 kilometers (5 miles) off the Omani coast and was on fire.
法尔斯通讯社指出，该油轮当时正沿着‘未经授权的路线’通过霍尔木兹海峡。
Fars said the vessel had been sailing on an "unauthorized route" through the Strait of Hormuz.