Six Ships Attacked Near Strait of Hormuz in One Day

Six ships were attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the highest single-day tally of the conflict, according to data from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency. The incidents included a container ship, marking the first confirmed attack on a box ship in the current wave, and several tankers. Responsibility for the attacks has not been established in the supplied accounts. The Cyprus-flagged container vessel GFS Galaxy was struck by an unidentified projectile, Cyprus’s Deputy Ministry of Shipping said. Twenty-three crew members were rescued by the Omani Navy after abandoning ship, while one engineer remained missing. The vessel was being towed to Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates as the search continued, according to the ministry’s account. UKMTO separately reported four vessels struck while transiting the strait on Sunday: an inbound container ship and three outbound tankers. A tanker near Sohar anchorage in Oman was also hit by a drone, according to incident reports. These detailed accounts describe five incidents, while the six-vessel tally cited from UKMTO data may reflect a different reporting scope.