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At \u200bleast three container ships were hit by gunfire in \u200cthe Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, maritime security \u200bsources and the United Kingdom \u2060Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.<\/p>\n
Iran has imposed restrictions on ships using the strait, first in retaliation for the US-Israeli bombardment of \u200cthe country, and then in response to a US blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n
A Liberia-flagged \u200ccontainer ship sustained damage to its bridge after \u200cbeing \u2060hit by gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades northeast \u2060of Oman.<\/p>\n
The UKMTO said the master of the vessel reported being approached by an IRGC gunboat. The vessel, it said, \u200bwas subsequently fired upon. \u200cAll crew members were safe and there was no fire or environmental impact due to the incident.<\/p>\n
Maritime security sources said that three people \u200cwere onboard that gunboat. The master of the Greek-operated \u200bcontainer ship also reported that no radio contact was made prior to the \u2060incident and that the vessel had been initially informed that it had permission to transit the Strait of \u200cHormuz. The UKMTO later said that a second container vessel had been fired upon about eight nautical miles west of Iran. The Panama-flagged vessel was not damaged and its crew members are safe.<\/p>\n
Maritime security sources said that a third container ship was \u200cfired upon about eight nautical miles west of Iran \u200bwhile transiting outbound of the Strait of Hormuz. The Liberia-flagged vessel, which was not damaged \u2060had stopped in the water. Its crew are safe, \u2060the sources said.<\/p>\n
Before the war began on February 28, the waterway typically handled roughly \u200cone-fifth of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas supply.<\/p>\n
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