Oil tanker damaged in mine explosion off Saudi Arabia

The MT Agrari is seen off the coast of Frederikshavn, Denmark (Morten Weesgaard via AP)

A mine in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia near Yemen has exploded and damaged an oil tanker, authorities have said.

The blast happened early on Wednesday and struck the MT Agrari, a Maltese-flagged, Greek-managed oil tanker near Shuqaiq.