Event details
The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unidentified projectile, adding to a string of attacks on shipping in the waterway amid the ongoing US-Iran naval standoff.
Context
Each unresolved strike on a Hormuz-transiting vessel raises insurance and rerouting costs for tankers and keeps the chokepoint's traffic suppressed, feeding upward pressure on oil prices.
- Local time
- 4:57 AM Jerusalem time, Sep 13, 2026
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz
- Relationship
- Update