UKMTO says seven Hormuz tanker attacks recorded in a week

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UKMTO says seven Hormuz tanker attacks recorded in a week At least seven tankers were attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz in the week to 11 November, UKMTO said, with one…

At least seven tankers were attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz in the week to 11 November, UKMTO said, with one strike leaving multiple crew injured in the Arabian Gulf.

The latest, on 11 November, hit a tanker’s engine room 14 nautical miles northwest of Ras al-Khaimah, and the crew was evacuated, UKMTO said in its weekly overview.

Of eight incidents reported, three vessels continued their voyage, three needed assistance and two had unknown outcomes. None was reported sunk.

On 7 November, US Central Command said it disabled the HUDA in the Gulf of Oman after its crew ignored warnings and tried to breach the US naval blockade.

UKMTO said the traffic through the waterway was about 65 percent below pre-war levels, with combined 139 outbound and 169 inbound transits, against 170 and 155 the previous week. It rated threat level in the strait is as severe.

In the Red Sea, no attacks have been reported since 24 August, but Bab al-Mandab transits remain about 24 percent below levels before the Houthis’ 22 July blockade announcement.

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