Iran Press/ Iran news: Nasrollah Sardashti said that the vessel would reach Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in 24 hours, SHANA reported.
The oil tanker is believed to have been stricken by two missiles 60 miles off the Jeddah Port, Saudi Arabia at 5 and 5:20 a.m.
The blasts damaged storerooms of the vessel. The source of the strikes is not determined yet and is under investigation.
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According to NITC, the ship did not catch fire and all of its crew members are safe and secure.
He said two main storerooms of the ship were damaged by the blasts, adding it was sailing towards Iran at maximum speed.
The NITC CEO added that oil leakage from the ship was fully controlled.
According to the National Iranian Oil Company Public Relations and International Affairs Department, the Iranian oil tanker SANITY owned by the National Oil Company, has been hit on Oct. 12 in two separate explosions, possibly in the 60 miles of ??the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah.
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