Two killed in attack on ship linked to Israeli billionaire off Oman – reports

The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street (Johan Victor via AP)

Two crew members, including one from the UK, were killed when an oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire reportedly came under attack in the Arabian Sea off Oman on Thursday.

The attack targeted Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street north-east of the Omani island of Masirah. The location is more than 300km (185 miles) south-east of Oman’s capital Muscat.