Rare Iranian Strike On Vessel Hundreds Of Miles From Strait Of Hormuz

Sunday saw another vessel attacked in Persian Gulf regional waters. The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency UKMTO reported that a ship was struck by two projectiles some 83 miles east of Ras al-Khafji, which is the Saudi town on the Kuwaiti border in the northern Persian Gulf. Significantly and unusually, this particular attack occurred hundreds of miles from the Strait of Hormuz itself.

Also, in this instance, the vessel targeted was not a large tanker, but instead was a tugboat. "On Sunday evening, an Emirati-owned offshore tug was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, somewhere northwest of the Musandam Peninsula," The Maritime Executive reports. "Security consultancy Vanguard Tech has identified the vessel as the UAE-owned Selat Storm, an older offshore tug/supply ship of about 1,300 dwt."