{
  "id": 15025924,
  "title": "Oil tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz, says Indian ports minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/oil-tanker-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-says-indian-ports-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T19:27:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/16/india-hormuz-strait-tanker-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An oil tanker, the MT ST 3, carrying 15 Indian crew members was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according to Indian Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. All the Indian citizens on board were reported safe and uninjured. The minister stated that his office was in constant communication with the ship's management companies to ensure the safety and well-being of the crew. In a separate incident earlier this month, a vessel owned by Dubai's Onex Shipping was also attacked in the strait, resulting in injuries to 12 crew members, including 11 Indians. Additionally, a Singapore-registered container ship, the GFS Pride, caught fire and sank in the strait after being struck by an unidentified projectile, leading to the safe evacuation of all 21 crew members without any reported injuries. These incidents underscore the heightened risks to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping lane for global energy supplies, due to the escalating US-Iran conflict. The number of attacks on vessels in the waterway has reached a record high, with at least two ships being sunk. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been using drones, missiles, and sea mines to disrupt shipping and increase oil prices, aiming to economically pressure the United States.",
  "summary": "A crude oil tanker carrying 15 Indian crew members was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the country's minister of ports, shipping and waterways said. Sarbananda Sonowal said that all the Indian citizens on the vessel, the MT ST 3, were safe and not injured. \"We are continuously monitoring both situations and remain in close contact with the ship management companies to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Oil tanker MT ST 3 struck in Strait of Hormuz on Friday",
    "15 Indian crew members safe, uninjured",
    "Attacks on vessels in strait at record high"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      },
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        "title": "Two vessels carrying 24 Indian seafarers hit by projectiles, drone in separate incidents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/two-vessels-carrying-24-indian-seafarers-hit-by-projectiles-drone-in",
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      },
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Indian crew safe after tanker incidents in Strait of Hormuz and Romania: Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/indian-crew-safe-after-tanker-incidents-in-strait-of-hormuz-and",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:17:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Oil tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz, says Indian ports minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/oil-tanker-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-says-indian-ports-minister-15029767",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:27:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}