Kuwaiti tanker hit in latest Hormuz shipping attack – UK maritime monitor
A ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz this week is a Kuwaiti oil tanker, a British maritime monitor said on Thursday. Al-Salam II was heading east through the waterway on Tuesday evening when it was hit by a projectile above the waterline, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported. The attack caused a “small ...
A Kuwaiti oil tanker, the Al-Salam II, was targeted by an attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday evening, according to a British maritime monitor. The incident occurred when the vessel was traversing eastwards through the waterway. The attack inflicted a small hole and a minor fire above the waterline, which the crew successfully managed to contain without any casualties or significant oil leakage.
This marks the most recent of several assaults on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global passage for energy exports. Iran has been widely held responsible for the majority of these strikes, including previous attacks on oil tankers from the Arab Gulf nations. In response to Iran's blockade of the Strait, which began on February 28, the United States has established its own blockade on the Eastern side to prevent ships from reaching Iranian ports.
The attack coincides with ongoing negotiations between Iran and Oman, as well as between the United States and Iran, to resolve the conflict and restore normalcy to shipping activities through the Strait of Hormuz.
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