A commercial tanker caught fire after being struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz late Monday, in the latest attack to hit the strategic waterway and a fresh threat to the slow recovery of commercial shipping following last month’s U.S.–Iran preliminary agreement that extended a fragile truce.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center said on July 7 that the vessel was struck off Limah, Oman, while sailing southbound out of the Strait of Hormuz toward the Gulf of Oman.
The projectile hit the port side of the tanker, igniting a fire on board, although authorities said there was no reported environmental impact and an investigation was underway….