A cargo ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, 8 nautical miles west of Iran, according to UKMTO. The vessel was forced to stop but the crew remains safe with no damage reported.
At least three container ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, with a Liberian-flagged vessel suffering damage to its conning bridge from bullets and rocket-propelled grenades near the northeast coast of Oman, while a Panamanian-flagged ship was shot at about eight nautical miles west of Iran but remained undamaged. Maritime security sources reported that an armed boat from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was involved in the attack.
Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned countries bordering the Persian Gulf that disrupting communication infrastructures in the Strait of Hormuz could cause a catastrophe for the region's digital economies, noting that at least 7 major communication cables pass through this strategic waterway.
Another cargo ship attacked near the Strait of Hormuz. UKMTO reports an outbound vessel was fired upon 8NM west of Iran, forcing it to stop. Crew safe, no damage.
An Iranian gunboat fired on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, severely damaging the bridge; the crew is reported safe, UKMTO says. Contributed by
