A British maritime monitor reports that an unidentified airborne object approached from the north and exploded on the vessel, and several wounded crew members are being taken to the UAE for treatment.
A ship took a direct hit from an unidentified airborne object in the heart of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to a British organization that monitors global maritime security. Several crew members were wounded.
The monitoring organization said the object approached the vessel from the north, struck it directly and exploded.
Several wounded crew members were evacuated from the deck and will receive medical treatment when they reach the United Arab Emirates, the organization said. The rest of the crew stayed aboard the ship and were reported to be unharmed.
The organization did not say who launched the object. The Israeli news site Srugim described the strike as the latest in a series of efforts by the Iranian regime to choke shipping traffic through the strait. In the outlet's account, the strikes continue despite, and perhaps because of, repeated signals from the White House that Washington has no interest in returning to fighting against Iran.
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