Two cargo vessels traveling in the Strait of Hormuz were fired upon by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats on Wednesday. One of the ships was damaged in the attacks, but there were no reported injuries or fatalities from the gunfire in either confrontation. Both incidents occurred hours after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would extend its ceasefire agreement with Iran, which was set to expire on Wednesday.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center revealed the two attacks on its tracking website.
In the first incident, the IRGC reportedly fired on a container ship “without warning” that is owned by Technomar Shipping out of Greece. It was “identified as the Liberia-flagged Epaminondas and operated by MSC.” It happened shortly before 7 a.m. Greek time in the Strait of Hormuz, 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman.
“The Master of a Container Ship reported that the vessel was approached by 1 IRGC gunboat, no
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