So much for the ceasefire. Reports say several ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, and Iran is the prime suspect.
According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), “UKMTO has received a report of an incident 8NM west of Iran. A master of an outbound cargo ship reports having been fired upon and is now stopped in the water. Crew are safe and accounted for. There is no reported damage to the vessel,” the UKMTO warning notes.
A prior UKMTO notice had noted a report that a container ship was fired upon by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gun boat near Oman.
“UKMTO has received a report of an incident 15NM northeast of OMAN. The Master of a Container Ship reported that the vessel was approached by 1 IRGC gun boat, no VHF challenge that then fired upon the vessel which has caused heavy damage to the bridge. No fires or environmental impact reported. All Crew reported safe,” the UKMTO warning stated.