- Three maritime incidents reported on Hormuz in last 24 hours
Another unidentified vessel hit by a Drone
IRGC forces hit a Saudi Tanker
IRGC forces hit a Qatari LNG tanker
IRGC forces hit a Qatari LNG tanker, a Saudi crude tanker, and an unidentified vessel in the Hormuz shipping channel in the last 24 hours.
Earlier, we reported that a fully loaded Qatari LNG tanker was struck by a projectile near the Omani coast while exiting the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg later reported that a Saudi oil tanker suffered damage after being hit by IRGC projectiles.
Now, UKMTO is reporting a third incident:
UKMTO has received a report of a further incident involving a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was struck by an unknown Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and has sustained minor structural damage. No casualties or environmental impact reported, and vessel is continuing to its next port of call.
Three attacks on the Hormuz shipping channel today will create significant unease among shipping companies and seriously test the US-Iran interim peace deal, which halted attacks several weeks ago and ended the US naval blockade on the critical waterway, allowing the normalization process to begin.
These attacks could deter shipowners from transiting the Hormuz chokepoint - slowing the normalization process - and may also derail UK and French plans to begin immediate naval mine-clearing operations.
Qatari LNG Tanker Hit By Iranian Missile In Hormuz Chokepoint
A fully loaded Qatari LNG tanker was struck by a projectile near the Omani coast while exiting the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh concerns that disruptions across the key energy maritime chokepoint could persist longer than traders had expected. Brent crude rose more than 1% to $72.76 a barrel as traders reassessed the war-risk premium in the Gulf area.
The Al Rekayyat, owned by Qatar's state shipping company Nakilat, was struck early Tuesday about 8 nautical miles east of Limah, Oman, according to Bloomberg,
