Explosion reported off tanker near Kuwait, crew safe, UKMTO says

 A tanker ​at anchor ​off Kuwait reported seeing a large explosion on its port side and was taking on water, the United ⁠Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.
The ⁠master observed a small craft leaving the area following the explosion, which ‌occurred 30 nautical ​miles (56 km) southeast ⁠of Kuwait's Mubarak ​Al Kabeer port in ‌the Gulf, UKMTO said.
'There is oil ​in the water coming from a cargo tank which could have some environmental impact, the vessel has ‌taken on water, there are no ​fires reported and the crew ​are ‌safe,' ⁠it said in an advisory note.
Kuwait's interior ministry said in ​a later statement ⁠that the incident ​occurred outside the country's territorial waters, at least 60 km (37 miles) from Mubarak Al ​Kabeer port.