{
  "id": 14031947,
  "title": "Shipping alert: Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens as 3 vessels struck by unknown projectiles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/shipping-alert-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-deepens-as-3-vessels-struck-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T19:12:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/shipping-alert-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-deepens-as-3-vessels-struck-by-unknown-projectiles-1.500708139"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three vessels — a product tanker, a crude oil tanker and a container ship — were struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on October 11, according to warnings issued by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). In separate alerts, UKMTO said the product tanker and crude oil tanker were hit while sailing outbound through the strategic waterway. The container…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran sets crosshairs on ‘US-UAE’ oil shuttle out of Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/iran-sets-crosshairs-on-us-uae-oil-shuttle-out-of-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:25:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Container ship hit by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/container-ship-hit-by-unknown-projectile-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:06:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}