<span style="color: #222222;">UAE has said that an "investigation is in progress" regarding a fire aboard an oil tanker today off the coast of Sharjah regarding which it had received a distress message.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Jaber Al Lamki , the Executive Director of the National Media Council in a tweet has said that "Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime (FTA) stated that the UAE authorities are working to put out a fire that broke out aboard an oil tanker 21 miles off the cost of Sharjah after receiving a distress message. A proper investigation is in progress".<br />''<br />''Earlier, there were media reports that some smoke had been seen off the coast of Sharjah late on Wednesday night.</span>