A Malta-flagged container ship was struck by a projectile believed to be a missile while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The vessel, Safeen Prestige, issued an emergency call and contacted Maltese authorities after reporting it had been hit at around 1pm Malta time as reported by Times of Malta . The 13-year-old container ship had
A Malta-flagged container ship was struck by a projectile believed to be a missile while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The vessel, Safeen Prestige, issued an emergency call and contacted Maltese authorities after reporting it had been hit at around 1pm Malta time as reported by Times of Malta . The 13-year-old container ship had
A Malta-flagged container ship has been struck by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, just off the coast of Oman, amid rapidly escalating tensions in the Gulf. The vessel, named Safeen Prestige, reported the strike at around 1pm Malta time as it was en route to Saudi Arabia. Details regarding damage to the ship or potential injuries to
A Malta-flagged container ship was struck off the coast of Oman while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The Safeen Prestige issued an emergency alert and contacted Maltese authorities to report being hit at around was hit at around 1pm Malta-time. The 13-year-old container ship was sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, from Shargah in Dubai
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US Navy would escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if needed amid the Iran war. He has also ordered his government to provide insurance for shipping. "If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible. No matter what, the United States
Fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has spilled into the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy chokepoint, sending oil prices surging. The narrow waterway, which carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply and major volumes of gas, has seen traffic drop sharply following reported Iranian attacks on tankers. At least five vessels
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that they had attacked an allegedly US-linked oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a wave of strikes retaliating against the US-Israeli assault. "The ATHE NOVA tanker, one of the American allies in the Strait of Hormuz, is still on fire after being hit by two drones," the Guards said in a statement