RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 4 sourcesThe United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations on Tuesday said it received a report that a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting outbound in the Strait of Hormuz, causing engine room damage and a crew casualty.
The agency did not elaborate on the nature of the reported casualty.
The Omani Coast Guard was assisting remaining crew, and authorities were investigating, UKMTO said, adding that there was no environmental damage.
The incident comes as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted, with vessel crossings still in the single digits, down from more than 130 on February 27, the day before Israel and the US launched the war on Iran in a bid to destroy its nuclear program.
Iran blockaded the strait early in the war, choking off about 20% of the world's commercial oil shipments and sparking a global rise in energy prices.
In July, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels joined with their own naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula.
Amid a stalemate in US-Iran peace talks, preliminary shipping data on Tuesday showed that the previous day's crossings in the Strait of Hormuz were still in single digits, despite rising slightly from the weekend.
Six commodity ships transited the strait on Monday, of which three were exiting the Gulf and three were entering, Kpler shiptracking data showed.
Three ships transited on Saturday, while two moved through the waterway on Sunday.
There were no very large crude carriers (VLCC) or tankers carrying liquefied natural gas passing through.
Some vessels could be passing through the strait with their transponders switched off, and they are not considered in the tally.
The very large gas carrier (VLGC) Xavia entered the strait via the Iranian route under ballast, meaning empty of cargo, according to the data. VLGCs are typically used to ship liquefied petroleum gases such as propane and butane.
A medium-range fuel tanker and an intermediate-range tanker also entered the Gulf, the data showed, while a medium-sized LPG carrier, a Panamax bulk carrier and a Panamax-sized fuel tanker exited the Gulf.
Meanwhile, in Bab el-Mandeb, 19 commodity vessels transited on Monday, Kpler data showed, lower than a 10-day moving average of 26 and Sunday's 33 crossings. Out of the 19 ships, five were entering the Red Sea and 14 were exiting.
Of the 14 exits, one was the VLCC Norns laden with 2 million barrels of oil, according to the data.
Of the ships entering, two were the liquid tankers Admiral and Portofino, with the Portofino loaded with diesel bound for west of Suez markets.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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