The British Maritime Trade Operations center received a report of a vessel being struck by an unknown projectile on its port bow 6 nautical miles east of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UKMTO. No details on the vessel's identity, nationality, damage, or casualties have been released. The report is single-sourced and preliminary.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center reported that a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile on its port bow at 22:30 UTC (approximately 02:30 local time on June 13) while 6 nautical miles east of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz. The report is single-sourced and no details on the vessel's identity, nationality, flag, damage, or casualties have been released. The incident occurs amid a series of escalating maritime tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters. As The Zioneer has reported over recent days, multiple incidents have been recorded in the area: an IRGC missile launch at a vessel attempting to cross the strait on June 12, an IRGC warning shot at a vessel earlier the same day, and an unverified Iranian claim of a missile strike on a US Navy ship off Oman. The nature of this latest attack and whether it is linked to previous incidents remains unclear.
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