A cargo ship reported a suspected attack as it attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz close to the coast of Oman on Thursday, British navy agency UKMTO said.The UN's International
A cargo ship reported a suspected attack as it attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz close to the coast of Oman on Thursday, British navy agency UKMTO said.
The UN's International Maritime Organization is currently assisting ships escape the Gulf, hundreds of which have been stranded there since the Iran war began at the end of February.
The ship reported being struck on its starboard side by a projectile 7.5 nautical miles southeast of Oman's port of Dahit, the UKMTO said.
Another maritime security source said the vessel was likely targeted by a drone, although it was not clear yet who carried out the strike. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that safe passage through the strait would only be possible through routes designated by Iran, adding that it would take action against vessels that failed to comply.
"If Iran threatens or blocks ships in the strait, "then we're going to have a problem," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has been on a tour of the Gulf this week, said prior to the incident.
Maritime industry leadership chimed in, too.
"BIMCO is deeply concerned with the recent attack on a merchant ship transiting the Strait of
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