In the past week, 12 attacks on ships have been recorded in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, the British maritime security agency UKMTO reported on Friday. One of the shelled ships sank.
According to the weekly UKMTO report, ten attacks occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, one in the Persian Gulf, and one in the Gulf of Oman. Six ships continued their voyages or reached port, two were immobilized, and in three cases, no damage or effects of the attack were confirmed.
UKMTO emphasized that it has difficulty determining the actual number of attacks, as many attacked ships do not report incidents.
Since the beginning of the war, which began in February with an American-Israeli attack on Iran, there have been 135 maritime incidents, in which 76 people were killed or injured.
The total number of transits through the Strait of Hormuz last week was 125 in one direction and 129 in the other, about 70% less than before the conflict, the report stated.
Tehran authorities are trying to control navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces have mined the main shipping lane and are shelling passing ships. US forces, on the other hand, maintain a naval blockade of Iranian ports and escort tankers passing through the strait, the number of which has recently increased.
Before the war, about one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas exports were transported through Hormuz. (PAP)
