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The chief engineer of a Chinese-owned oil tanker attacked near the Strait of Hormuz says it is "still unclear" who fired on the vessel.
Chinese media Caixin reported on Thursday, local time, it was the first known attack on one of the country's oil tankers since the outbreak of the Iran war.
The Marshall Islands‑flagged oil products and chemical tanker, JV Innovation, reported to nearby ships on Monday that a fire had broken out on its deck.
The incident took place off the United Arab Emirates coast, close to Mina Saqr on the Persian Gulf side of the strait.
Liu Haining, the vessel's chief engineer, had disembarked a week earlier, as part of a scheduled crew rotation.
He told the ABC that his colleagues still on board said the bow of the ship was hit and caught fire but no casualties were reported.
"At this stage, there's no way to confirm who attacked it," he said.
"It probably wasn't a missile — more likely artillery shells or possibly a drone. It's still unclear."
He said the vessel remained operational.

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The approximate location of the JV Innovation when it was attacked.
It is still unclear why the ship was targeted, or whether the incident was accidental.
"They didn't expect to be attacked because the ship wasn't even moving," Mr Liu said.
Although no-one was injured in the incident, Mr Liu said the attack had caused significant stress among the crew.
"Everyone is quite worried now," he said.
"After being attacked, people are very nervous."