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Ship Attack Reports Near Hormuz Reach Record High as Oil Exports Slow

Summary by BBC News
BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.

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Between 5 and 11 October, 12 vessels were attacked in the Ormuz Strait area, the largest number of attacks in a week since the outbreak of the war.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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The number of ships reporting attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz has reached a record high, according to an analysis by BBC Verify based on data provided by a British maritime agency.

·Bucharest, Romania
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The blockade imposed by Iran in response to the aggression of Israel and the United States of America on Ormuz did not go anywhere, contrary to Trump ' s repeated allegations of free passage through the Strait.

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The number of ships reporting attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz has reached a record high, with 12 vessels attacked in the past week, according to a BBC analysis on Friday.

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B. Attacks on ships attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz record a record level, according to the British Maritime Trade Operations Agency.

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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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