A ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, just hours after several freighters turned around while attempting to cross the vital waterway, developments that may undermine what had been a rapid reopening of the energy choke point.
The unidentified cargo ship was hit on its side and sustained damage to the bridge while it was sailing to the southeast of Oman, U.K. Maritime Trade Operations said. UKMTO, which liaises between merchant shipping and the military, advised vessels to ¡°transit with caution.¡±
Oil prices turned higher after the incident, and Brent crude touched session highs above $75 a barrel following a Wall Street Journal report that Iran¡¯s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz.
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