London, Sept. 29 (SANA) A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile whereas transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, inflicting a hearth on board, the UK Maritime Commerce Operations (UKMTO) mentioned Tuesday.
The hearth was extinguished, the vessel continued its voyage and all crew members have been reported protected, UKMTO mentioned, citing a delayed report from a 3rd occasion.
The company didn’t determine the vessel or say the place the projectile got here from or who was accountable.
UKMTO reported a separate strike on a tanker within the strait on Sept. 21. Two crew members suffered minor accidents, however the tanker remained beneath its personal energy and continued to its subsequent port, the company mentioned.
The most recent report comes as oil site visitors via the strait has elevated regardless of persevering with disruption. Vitality knowledge supplier Vortexa mentioned shipments of oil merchandise have been working at about 65% to 70% of pre-war ranges, based on dpa. It put the weekly common for crude oil transit at 11.2 million barrels per day.
The USA and Iran continued talks via mediators after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the strait, Scripps Information reported.
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