00:00Qatar has said that an oil tanker that was hit by Iranian cruise missile,
00:04a Qatari oil tanker that was struck by an Iranian cruise missile on Wednesday,
00:08while two others were intercepted.
00:10This, according to authorities, the missile that slammed into the tanker,
00:13which is contracted by state-owned Qatar Energy.
00:17The ministry said that tanker's 21-member crew that was evacuated immediately,
00:22and thankfully there were no casualties that were reported,
00:25in a statement by the Defence Ministry that said that two other missiles were also intercepted.
00:32Qatar Energy has said that there was no environmental impact from the tanker attack,
00:36though the damage is still being assessed.
00:39The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre has said earlier
00:44that a projectile slammed into the side of the ship.
00:48Qatar Energy has confirmed that ACWA-1, a fuel oil tanker on charter to Qatar Energy,
00:54has been the subject of a missile attack in the northern territorial waters of the state of Qatar
01:00in the early morning hours of Wednesday 1st, April 2026.
01:05None of the crew members on board were injured and there is no impact on the environment.
01:10As a result of this incident is what Qatar Energy has confirmed,
01:15though they are still assessing the level of damage that has been caused as part of this hit.
01:21Remember that missile that was fired and Qatar Energy also going on to confirm other details
01:27of how the missile slammed into the tanker, which is contracted by the state-owned Qatar Energy.
01:33Now, the ministry has also said that the tanker's 21-member crew was evacuated.
01:38No casualties have been reported.
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