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One of the US Navy’s guided-missile destroyers suffered damage when it hit an oil tanker.

The incident happened yesterday just outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The collision left a gaping hole in the starboard side of USS Porter.

No one was injured on either vessel, the US Navy said in a statement.

The collision with the Panamanian-flagged bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan happened at about 1am local time.

The cause of the incident is under investigation, the Navy said,

It added that there were no reports of spills or leakages from either the USS Porter or the Otowasan.

A picture released by the US Navy shows Navy personnel inspecting damage to the US guided-missile destroyer USS Porter

The ship was still able to operate, the US Fifth Fleet said.