A third tanker was struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours, the UK maritime agency said on Tuesday. The attack comes after two ships were hit earlier while moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.
“UKMTO has received a report of a further incident involving a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was struck by an unknown Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and has sustained minor structural damage. No casualties or environmental impact reported, and vessel is continuing to its next port of call,” it said in a post on X.
One of the tankers caught fire after being attacked earlier while travelling off the coast of Oman. The agency said the projectile hit the port side of the vessel as it tried to travel south out of the strait toward the Gulf of Oman.
Majed Al-Ansari, a spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, said targeting the Qatari tanker, Al Rekayyat, in the strait was an “unacceptable attack” on international navigation and global energy security. He called it a “serious and explicit violation” of international law.
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