2 dead after Monday attack on Saudi oil tanker in Hormuz
Saudi Arabia's national shipping company confirmed the deaths of two Filipino sailors while its tanker was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Two Filipino sailors lost their lives when Saudi oil tanker SIDR was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, according to Saudi Arabia's national shipping company Bahri. The attack occurred on Monday night while the vessel was transiting the strategic waterway. Earlier, Greek security firm Marisks reported that unknown projectiles had struck two oil tankers in the same location on Monday.
Both ships had recently loaded crude oil at Juaymah on Saudi Arabia's eastern coast. Iran has been disrupting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz with its blockade, while the US maintains a counter-blockade of Iranian ports. This week's fresh violence between the US and Iran has led to renewed attacks on both sides, with Tehran responding to US strikes by targeting US assets in the Gulf.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed that two oil tankers caught fire after striking mines while passing through the Strait. The ongoing conflict has resulted in the collapse of an April ceasefire between the US and Iran, leaving both adversaries at an impasse.
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