Strait of Hormuz Ship Attacks Reach New High in October
Noam Raydan said 28 attacks were confirmed or reported, while the International Maritime Organization counted 120 incidents since the conflict began.
- October has been the worst month for attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, according to data compiled by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy tracked since 2017.
- These maritime incidents occur amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, which began in February, as Tehran has adopted tactics to slow regional shipping recovery and pressure global energy markets ahead of November's US midterm elections.
- The International Maritime Organization recorded 120 incidents in the Middle East since the conflict began, while the Washington Institute tracked 28 confirmed attacks in October alone and UKMTO noted 135 incidents as of October 16.
- More than 30 Very Large Crude Carriers sustained damage during these attacks, yet shipowners continue loading cargoes inside the Gulf, lured by daily freight rates exceeding $1 million.
- The targeted vessels represent about 3.5% of the total global VLCC fleet, which exceeds 900 ships; each can carry about 2 million barrels of crude, amplifying energy market exposure amid insufficient incident reporting.
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Strait of Hormuz Ship Attacks Reach New High in October
October has been the worst month for attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waterways, according to data compiled by a Washington-based think tank that has tracked maritime security incidents worldwide since 2017."October…
IMO statements announced 29 maritime accidents in the Middle East region since the beginning of October, at the highest monthly toll since the beginning of the United States-Iran war last February.
The incidents associated with ships in the Middle East region rose dramatically during the current October, with 29 incidents documented between 1 and 22 months according to the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO)...
In the Strait of Hormuz, there have been some 30 attacks on merchant ships since the beginning of October, as evidenced by data from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the month has not yet ended, and the number of attacks has been the highest since the beginning of the conflict between the United States and Iran - that is, since the end of February.
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