ISTANBUL, April 22 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- A cargo ship came under gunfire near the Iranian coast in the Strait of Hormuz, in the second such attack on Wednesday, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
The agency said the captain of an outbound cargo ship reported that the vessel “had been fired upon” approximately 8 nautical miles west of Iran’s coast at 0638GMT.
The vessel “is now stopped” following the incident, it said, adding that all crew are safe with “no reported damage to the vessel".
The authority said early Wednesday that it had received a report at 0355GMT of an incident involving a commercial vessel approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman.
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