Four tankers were attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz, while another commercial vessel was threatened by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
UKMTO reported five separate incidents on Monday, October 5. Three of the attack reports were received late and related to incidents on October 3 and 4.
The latest incident took place at 1637 UTC on Monday.
The master of a tanker reported that the vessel had been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The strike caused a fire in the engine room.
The crew was fighting the fire when UKMTO issued its warning. No casualties or environmental impact had been reported.
UKMTO did not identify who was responsible for the attack.
The agency also issued delayed reports on Monday covering two tanker attacks that took place on October 4.
An inbound liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker
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