Projectile strikes vessel off UAE near Hormuz Strait causing fire
A projectile has struck a ship in the waters of United Arab Emirates, sparking an onboard fire and prompting urgent international concern from UK maritime officials who received reports at 2300 GMT on Wednesday. The incident occurred close to the strategically vital Straits of Hormuz while diplomatic tensions remain high following recent statements by Donald Trump regarding military deployments near Iran's border with Iraq.
Key Points
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1A projectile struck a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz off UAE's coast, causing an onboard fire.
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2The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported receiving information about this incident at 13:45 GMT on Wednesday evening.
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A projectile has hit a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates near the Strait of Hormuz, causing fire.
— [Mar 19, 05:58] Projectile hits UAE ship (Inquirer)The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported receiving information at Wednesday's end that this incident occurred in a sensitive area involving international waters and potential security threats to maritime trade routes near the Strait of Hormuz.
— [Mar 19, 05:48] Projectile hits UAE ship (Inquirer)A projectile struck off the coast of Iran's southern port city Bandar Abbas in a sensitive area involving international waters and potential security threats to maritime trade routes near the Strait of Hormuz.
— [Mar 19, 05:48] Skip truffet av prosjektil nær Hormuzstredet (Nrk.no)A projectile has hit an unidentified vessel off UAE's coast in a sensitive area involving international waters and potential security threats to maritime trade routes near the Strait of Horn.
— [Mar 19, 05:48] Pri pobreží SAE bola neznámym projektilom zasiahnuta lod (Teraz.sk)'We have not deployed troops' in Iran
— (Jan 23) Trump dit qu'il ne 'deplie pas de troupes en IránA British naval security report stated that an unknown projectile struck a ship in international waters between Khor Fakkan port (UAE) and the Gulf of Oman. The impact caused fires on board but did not result from any confirmed attack by known hostile forces at this time, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations data received Wednesday night