Cargo ship attacked by small craft near Strait of Hormuz, UK maritime agency says

A ample cargo vessel was attacked by aggregate tiny trade portion transiting adjacent the Strait of Hormuz connected Sunday, astir 11 nautical miles westbound of Sirik, Iran, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.

The maestro of the northbound bulk bearer reported the onslaught to UKMTO, which said each unit members were harmless and nary biology interaction had been reported. Vessels successful the country were advised to transit with caution and study suspicious enactment portion authorities investigate.

The incidental occurred adjacent 1 of the world’s astir delicate maritime chokepoints and comes amid heightened tensions implicit Iranian threats to asseverate power implicit the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities media reported that Tehran’s latest bid connection to the U.S. says the strait should beryllium governed and controlled by Iran.

"What is definite is that we volition not measurement backmost from the Strait of Hormuz, and it volition not instrumentality to its pre-war state," Ali Nikzad, lawman talker of Iran’s parliament, said Sunday.

IRAN’S REMAINING WEAPONS: HOW TEHRAN CAN STILL DISRUPT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ

The U.S. subject has been enforcing a naval blockade successful the Strait of Hormuz, adjacent during the ceasefire. (U.S. Central Command)

The determination is important due to the fact that territorial waters mostly widen up to 12 nautical miles from a nation’s coastline. But nether planetary maritime law, foreign-flagged vessels are allowed guiltless transition done territorial seas truthful agelong arsenic they are not engaging successful threatening conduct, sportfishing oregon different prohibited activity.

The United Nations Convention connected the Law of the Sea says coastal states whitethorn assertion a territorial oversea up to 12 nautical miles, portion overseas vessels are allowed "innocent passage" done those waters.

No radical instantly claimed work for Sunday’s attack. The vas was not publically identified successful the archetypal UKMTO alert.

WHY THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ MATTERS AS TRUMP ISSUES FRESH ULTIMATUM TO IRAN

Iran has antecedently utilized fast-attack boats to harass oregon prehend vessels successful and astir the strait. Sunday’s incidental follows a bid of maritime attacks successful the portion during the ongoing struggle involving Iran, the U.S. and Israel, with commercialized shipping repeatedly caught successful the middle.

The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and is simply a cardinal way for planetary vigor shipments. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has described it arsenic a captious lipid chokepoint, and astir one-fifth of planetary petroleum liquids depletion moved done the strait successful caller years.

A cargo vessel sails successful the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz connected April 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

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The UKMTO alert did not accidental whether the tiny trade were Iranian, and authorities were continuing to investigate.

Fox News' Bryan Llenas and Nick Kalman contributed to this report.