Oman’s Mina al Fahal terminal has ​suspended oil loading following an ‌explosion near its single-buoy mooring (SBM) berths, two people familiar with the ​matter said on Friday.

The ​explosion occurred between SBM 1 ⁠and 2 berths due ​to an alleged drone attack, they ​said.

It was not immediately clear when the attack took place.

Several supertankers ​were seen anchored off the ​port on Friday, shipping data from ‌LSEG ⁠showed.

The terminal could not be immediately reached for comment outside office hours.

Iranian state media on ​Wednesday ​reported that Tehran ⁠targeted a US military ship hosting a “control ​and command centre” while ​it ⁠was approaching Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, ⁠which ​the US Central Command ​has denied.