A ship anchored off the coast of the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an "unknown projectile", the British Maritime Operations Center UKMTO reports.
According to the information, the vessel was on a raid near the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates when it was hit.
The explosion caused minimal material damage on board, there was no breach in the ship's hull, and there was no fuel leak. No sailors were reported injured.
This is the first incident with a ship near the Strait of Hormuz in the last 72 hours and comes amid calls by Donald Trump for an international coalition to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
The price of Brent crude oil jumped again on Asian markets as trading opened, the BBC reports.
The crude rose by 2.8% to $103.08 a barrel. US light crude also rose by nearly 3% to $96.25.
Traders are still awaiting news about the removal of obstacles to the passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and a decrease in tensions in the Middle East. Oil prices fell slightly yesterday after news that several ships had managed to pass through the troubled canal, which Iran had declared blocked following attacks by the US and Israel.
All Asian markets rely on oil from the Middle East, which is why the price of the raw material is rising, the BBC adds.