A tanker operated by Israeli company was attacked on the Arabian sea off Oman, officials and operators controversial on the culprit.

We received information about the attack on a cargo ship off the Oman coast, the British Defense Ministry said in the announcement on July 30.

British Maritime Trade Campaign (UKMTO), the British Navy Pirates Department, previously said a ship was about 152 nautical miles from Oman Coast (280 km), but did not mention it

Zodiac Maritime Shipping, based in London and is owned by an Israeli entrepreneur, said the attack aimed at the Mercer Street oil tanker suspected of pirates.

Zodiac Maritime Mercer Street oil ship.

At the time of the attack, the ship in northern Indian Ocean, walking from Dar Es Salaam to Fujairah and did not bring goods, Zodiac Maritime said.

The attack occurred in the context of stress between Israel and Iran escalated, when the negotiation process on the nuclear agreement between the Middle East and other powers stagnated.

Israel and Iran have not commented on the Mercer Street information attacked.

The location of the attack occurred.

Pirates on the sea of Arabia and the surrounding areas of the Indian Ocean in the past decade, but incidents in the past years decreased when the Navy of countries enhanced patrols in the region.

Zodiac Maritime belongs to the Zodiac corporation of Israeli Eyal ofer businessman.