Another Tanker Struck as Hormuz Shipping Crisis Deepens
The attack hit an Aframax tanker carrying 704,000 barrels of jet fuel as traffic through the key shipping lane stays far below average.
- On Tuesday, the Maritime Trade Operations reported another tanker struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, following an earlier attack on Monday off the coast of Oman.
- Windward reported the vessel was an Aframax sailing under a Liberian flag, loaded with 704,000 barrels of jet fuel, and successfully reached Fujairah.
- Kpler data showed only five commodity vessels moved through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, well below the 10-day average of 15 ships. Windward reported 11 inbound crossings on Wednesday.
- Efforts by Pakistan to bring Iran and the United States to the negotiating table have produced little result, even as about 65% of oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz flow to China.
- Iran and Oman are discussing a temporary shipping corridor in the Strait of Hormuz that could lead to an interim reopening of the key chokepoint.
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Fire breaks out on oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz after strike by unknown projectile
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received a report of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz early Thursday morning. Local authorities stated that a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile, causing a fire to break out on board before emergency teams successfully extinguished it. Reports confirmed that all crew members are safe, accounted for, and unharmed, with no damage or environmental impact reported as a result of th…
This article was first published via Cedarnews.net. For more exclusive news and reports, visit us on our website. Tanker attack tests Trump's claim that Hormuz is a 'functioning strait'. The initial report was published by CNBC at 6:45 AM GMT+0200. Additional. This news was published via the Cedarnews news website. For more breaking news and exclusive reports, visit our official website.
Ships transiting the Strait of Ormuz have been regularly targeted since the outbreak of an Israeli-American offensive against Iran on 28 February.
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