A tanker ship was reportedly boarded in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.

The Iranian navy has taken control of the ship off the coast of Oman. This was announced by Iran’s navy according to AFP.

The vessel has apparently set course for Iran.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has received information that the ship was boarded by a number of people just over 90 kilometers from the port city of Sohar in Oman.

According to Tanker Trackers, the incident concerns the ship St Nikolas, formerly known as Suez Rajan, the company writes in a post on X.

The oil tanker’s AIS tracking system has been interrupted at a time when it was heading towards the Iranian harbour of Bandar-e-Jask. The vessel is sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands

The ship was located at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

In recent weeks, there have been attacks on shipping elsewhere in the region.

This has happened at the entrance and exit of the Red Sea, where Houthi rebels in Yemen have attacked large cargo ships with rockets and in some cases have boarded vessels.

This has caused Danish shipping company Maersk, among others, to redirect its ships after being attacked.

Instead of going through the Suez Canal in Egypt, Maersk ships are being sent on a longer detour via the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

Updated on Jan. 11 at 15:48 am CET with information from Tanker Trackers and Ritzau/Reuters.