An Iranian cargo barge was hit by a US projectile in the Gulf of Oman early today, the Iranian governor of Sirik county says, according to Mehr news agency, The Times of Israel reports.
The 150-ton cargo barge, owned by locals from Sirik and carrying essential goods from the Omani port of Khasab, was hit about 5 nautical miles off Khasab, the Iranian official says, adding that all five crew members were rescued by passing vessels and taken to Oman.