SWAN ATLANTIC

Norwegian owner Inventor Chemical Tankers said the vessel was hit by an unidentified object and that none of its crew had been injured. Oystein Elgan, its chief executive, told Reuters the ship’s water tank had been damaged in the attack but all systems were operating normally. Danish operator Uni-Tankers said in a statement the crew had brought a small fire under control after a hit to its port side. The ship is carrying vegetable oils. Inventor Chemical Tankers has no ties to Israel, Elgan said. The ship had left Yangbu Industrial Port in Saudi Arabia on 15 December and was bound for Port Reunion. The Houthis said on the Telegram channel that attacks had been launched against the Swan Atlantic and the 19,224-teu boxship MSC Clara (built 2015).