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Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz; Two Crew Wounded
A tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, wounding two crew, a maritime agency said, while a British security firm said the vessel was hit by a drone.
Two crew members were wounded when a tanker was hit by an “unknown projectile” on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime agency said. The agency said military authorities reported that the tanker was on an inbound transit when it was struck. The two crew sustained minor injuries, and the vessel continued to its next port of call under its own power, the agency said.
A British security firm said UK-flagged tanker La Stephanie was hit by a drone while sailing toward the Gulf. The maritime agency described the weapon as an unknown projectile.
The incident occurred as Iran seeks to maintain control over the vital waterway in its war with the United States, and Washington has kept up a counterblockade of Iranian ports, according to the report.
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Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz; Two Crew Wounded
A tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, wounding two crew, a maritime agency said, while a British security firm said the vessel was hit by a drone.
Two crew members were wounded when a tanker was hit by an “unknown projectile” on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime agency said. The agency said military authorities reported that the tanker was on an inbound transit when it was struck. The two crew sustained minor injuries, and the vessel continued to its next port of call under its own power, the agency said.
A British security firm said UK-flagged tanker La Stephanie was hit by a drone while sailing toward the Gulf. The maritime agency described the weapon as an unknown projectile.
The incident occurred as Iran seeks to maintain control over the vital waterway in its war with the United States, and Washington has kept up a counterblockade of Iranian ports, according to the report.
- Hormuz Attacks
- projectile
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