Iran says crew saved after US hits Iranian barge off Oman
An Iranian cargo barge was hit by a US projectile in the Gulf of Oman early on Thursday, the Iranian governor of Sirik county said, according to Mehr news agency.
The 150-tonne cargo barge, owned by locals from Sirik and carrying essential goods from the Omani port of Khasab, was hit about five nautical miles off Khasab, the Iranian official said.
All five crew members were rescued by passing vessels and taken to Oman, he added.