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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Three Vessels Hit in Strait of Hormuz.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Three vessels were struck by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing the total number of ships attacked in the region to at least 14 since the Iran war began.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The incidents involved ships flagged by Thailand, Japan, and the Marshall Islands, with investigations underway by their respective operators […] The post Three Vessels Hit in Strait of Hormuz. appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Three vessels were struck by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing the total number of ships attacked in the region to at least 14 since the Iran war began. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The incidents involved ships flagged by Thailand, Japan, and the Marshall Islands, with investigations underway by their respective operators and maritime risk firms. WHEN & WHERE: The attacks occurred on Wednesday, March 11, in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil shipments. KEY QUOTE: “The company is working with the relevant authorities to rescue… missing crew members.” – Precious Shipping, operator of the Thai-flagged vessel. IMPACT: The attacks have disrupted shipping in the Strait of…Open

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - The shadow war begins

Originally published by AND Magazine

More tankers came under attack in Persian Gulf waters on Thursday. A Bahamas-flagged crude oil tanker was targeted by an Iranian remote-controlled boat laden with explosives while anchored near Iraq’s Khor al Zubair port. A second tanker at anchor off Kuwait was taking on water and spilling oil after a large explosion on its port side. This attack may have been carried out by a remote-controlled boat as well. That brings the total as of this writing to nine commercial vessels that have been attacked by the Iranians. The Oman News Agency, the state news agency of the Sultanate of Oman, said on Monday that another oil tanker flagged to the Republic of the Marshall Islands “was attacked by an unmanned surface vessel.” That attack…Open