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The incident comes a day after a Liberia-flagged oil tanker carrying six Indian seafarers was hit by a projectile while sailing through the Persian Gulf from Al Ruwais to Dubai.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi remained engaged with the stakeholders amid a spate of attacks on commercial shipping in the region.

British maritime agency UKMTO reported that a tanker had caught fire in the strait -- off the coast of Khasab, Oman -- a day earlier.

The official said the reinforcement is strictly for non-combat purposes and the unit will operate independently of allied forces.

Iran said exemptions for ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar were based on specific considerations and mutual interests.

Tehran claims control over Hormuz, a vital global energy conduit, and has targeted vessels that attempt to cross without its authorisation since the war erupted.