The United Arab Emirates rescued 22 crew members from an oil tanker that caught fire in the Gulf, Arab News reported, citing the UAE National Guard.
The National Guard said its coast guard responded to a distress call reporting a fire aboard the tanker and dispatched emergency teams to the vessel.
All 22 crew members, described as Asian nationals, were safely evacuated and given first aid before being handed over to the relevant authorities, the statement said.
All were reported to be in stable condition.
The statement did not identify the tanker or disclose the cause of the fire.
The rescue came a day after the Panama-flagged crude oil tanker GEM NO.2 was reportedly struck by an unidentified projectile off the UAE coast on Friday, triggering a fire.
It was unclear whether the two reports concerned the same vessel.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said the vessel was hit about 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera in the UAE.
The fire was subsequently extinguished, it said.
The reported strike occurred outside the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about risks to commercial shipping elsewhere in the Gulf.
No group has claimed responsibility for the strike.
Tankers have faced heightened security risks in recent weeks amid Iranian threats to block vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz without its authorisation.
The strait is a key route for global energy supplies.
Earlier in the week, another tanker was reportedly struck by projectiles off Qatar.
Maritime security authorities have urged shipping operators to exercise greater vigilance amid the escalating tensions.
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