Saudi Arabia claims to have intercepted and destroyed a remote-controlled boat laden with explosives after unconfirmed reports circulated that one of its tankers had been attacked.

Bahri chief executive Abdullah Aldubaikhi told Reuters on Tuesday that none of its ships had been attacked after suggestions the 46,000-dwt Saudi Arabia-flagged product tanker NCC Dammam (built 2008) had suffered an explosion in the Red Sea.