伦敦，10月9日——据隶属于英国海军的英国海事机构UKMTO援引多方消息称，周五，一艘船只在阿联酋阿尔贾扎拉以西13海里处遭不明物体击中，船上随即起火，后已被扑灭。
LONDON, Oct 9 - A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, British navy affiliated agency UKMTO said, citing multiple sources.
目前尚无任何组织宣称对此事负责。不过，海上安全领域的消息人士指出，此次袭击发生的地点并不在霍尔木兹海峡周边，这一情况意味着过往船只面临的风险正在扩大。本周早些时候，一艘油轮曾在海湾地区的卡塔尔海岸附近遭袭。
While there was no claim of responsibility, maritime security sources said on Friday that the strike was outside of the Hormuz area and indicated a widening of risk for ships. Earlier this week a tanker was struck off the coast of Qatar inside the Gulf.
关于周五遇袭船只上船员的安危状况、船只受损程度以及此次事件可能造成的环境影响，目前尚无确切信息。UKMTO表示，相关当局正在对此事展开调查。
The status of the crew, extent of damage and environmental impact from the vessel struck on Friday remain unknown, UKMTO said, adding that authorities were investigating the incident.
通常情况下UKMTO不会公布遇袭船只的具体名称，但两名航运及安全领域的消息人士透露，遭袭船只为悬挂巴拿马国旗的巨型原油运输船“GEM NO.2”。
UKMTO does not typically name vessels, but two shipping and security sources said the vessel struck was the Panama-flagged crude supertanker GEM NO.2.
英国海上风险管理机构Vanguard称：“当地时间周五10点左右，‘GEM NO.2’在阿联酋阿尔贾扎拉以西约13海里处遭不明物体击中。据悉该船当时发出了求救信号，称船上起火，火情随后已被控制。”目前，这家在航运数据库中登记为Gem No.2 Maritime Corp的巴拿马籍船运公司暂未回应相关询问。
"GEM NO.2 was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 13nm west of Al Jazeera, UAE, at 1000 (GMT)," British maritime risk management group Vanguard said. "The vessel reportedly issued a distress alert indicating a fire onboard, which was subsequently extinguished." The vessel's Panama-based operator, listed in shipping databases as Gem No.2 Maritime Corp, could not be reached for comment.
伦敦证券交易所集团提供的船舶追踪数据显示，这艘满载原油的油轮最后出现的位置为阿联酋海岸附近的锚地。
The last position of the tanker, which was fully laden with oil, was at anchor off the UAE coast, LSEG ship tracking data showed on Friday.
本周，伊朗发出警告称将封锁未经其许可的海上通道，此后海上袭击事件频发。相关消息人士向路透社透露，当前试图经霍尔木兹海峡运送重要货物的油轮正面临更高的遇袭风险。由美国海军牵头设立的联合海上信息中心在周四发布的最新通报中指出，近期此类袭击事件愈发频繁，“相关航运企业需加强船员警戒力度，行业层面也需强化监测工作”。
Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to get critical shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran issued new warnings it would block routes that it has not authorized, sources told Reuters this week after a surge in incidents in the past week Attacks have become more frequent in recent days "and require added crew vigilance and additional industry monitoring", the US-navy led Joint Maritime Information Center said in its latest update on Thursday.