{
  "id": 14506799,
  "title": "Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/two-ships-sink-near-hormuz-after-being-hit-by-projectiles-amid-surge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:46:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/two-ships-sink-near-hormuz-after-being-hit-projectiles-amid-surge-attacks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. Attacks around the waterway have surged over the past 10 days, with Iran saying it is stepping up strikes in response to the US blockade of…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Hormuz attacks reach highest level since war start",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/hormuz-attacks-reach-highest-level-since-war-start",
        "published": "2026-10-14T17:12:56.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}