Few ships risking Hormuz transit amid renewed US-Iran strikes
After drone attacks on several ships close to the Strait in the last week, US forces said Thursday they had again struck Iran’s missile and drone capabilities as well as coastal surveillance facilities “to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Only one vessel – a bulk carrier entering the Gulf – was reported to have used the southern route close to the Omani coast, which has been promoted by the US military as a safer passage.
On Thursday, the MarineTraffic site showed two oil tankers leaving the Gulf close to Iran and another sailing close to the Omani coaat.
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