A bulk carrier reported being attacked by multiple smaller vessels near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center.
The UKMTO said the bulk carrier reported it was attacked 11 nautical miles west of Sirik, Iran, before departing the area and that the incident is under investigation, adding that all aboard the unidentified vessel were safe.
The attack marks the latest incident near the Strait of Hormuz since Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps choked off the vital shipping waterway at the start of the war with the United States and Israel. The U.S. and Iran are still in a ceasefire agreement, with negotiations for a long-term peace including the tensions in the strait as a focal point.
“The Master of a northbound bulk carrier has reported being attacked by multiple small craft. All crew reported safe and no environmental impact reported,” the UKMTO statement said.
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