Two oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz were attacked on the 31st of last month (local time), and one of them was reportedly a vessel owned by Korean shipping company Sinokor Merchant Marine (Sinokor), the Financial Times (FT) reported.
Citing maritime security analysts, FT said the Sinokor Merchant Marine-owned Senegal Prosperity and the Saudi Arabia-owned tanker Sidr were attacked. However, with communications in the Strait of Hormuz area not running smoothly, information such as the ship names has not been officially confirmed.
Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said in a notice that a ship had been hit by three unidentified projectiles that day, but did not disclose the name of the vessel.
Sinokor Merchant Marine had not yet responded to a request to confirm whether its ship was hit, FT said.
The attack occurred as the United States resumed military strikes against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz after about a month, rekindling armed clashes between the two sides. On the 31st of last month, Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Jordan in retaliation for the U.S. airstrike on Larak Island, and the two sides continued to trade blows on the 1st.
According to FT, Iran has recently increased attacks targeting ships that load oil in the Persian Gulf, move to the Gulf of Oman, and then transfer it to tankers for transport to their final destinations. On the 29th of last month, the Kuwaiti tanker Burgan came under missile attack while exiting the Strait of Hormuz.