Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz follow one another. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has made I notice that yesterday a tanker reported that it had been hit by a which caused a fire in the engine room, while a second tanker, located 11 nautical miles north of Khasab, in Oman, said she had been contacted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps which ordered to reverse course by threatening to target the boat. The ship's captain confirmed that he had complied to order.

The International Maritime Organization has quantified the number of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz this year and in the Middle East region until 5 October, which caused the death of 24 seafarers. The vast majority of accidents are occurred in the area of the Strait.