British reveal: Series of attacks on ships in Hormuz area

In recent days, the Strait of Hormuz region and neighboring waters have become the scene of dangerous incidents. According to the latest report by the British Maritime Safety Agency, as many as 12 attacks on ships were recorded within a week. Ten of them occurred in the Strait of Hormuz itself, one in the Persian Gulf and one in the Gulf of Oman.

As a result of the shelling, one of the ships sank. Six units managed to continue their voyage or reached port, two were immobilized and in three cases no damage was confirmed. The agency emphasizes that the actual number of attacks may be higher because some incidents are not reported by crews.

War at sea: Iran and the US step up their actions

Since February, when the conflict began after the US-Israeli attack on Iran, the situation in the waters of the Persian Gulf has deteriorated dramatically. So far, there have been 135 maritime incidents in which 76 people were killed or injured.

Iranian authorities are trying to take control of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces have mined the main waterway and regularly fire on passing ships. In turn, American forces maintain a naval blockade of Iranian ports and escort tankers, the number of which has increased significantly in recent days.

Drastic decline in sea traffic

A report by the shipping safety agency shows a dramatic decline in the number of transits through the Strait of Hormuz. Over the last week, 125 crossings in one direction and 129 in the other were recorded - this is as much as 70 percent less than before the outbreak of the conflict.

Before the war, about one-fifth of world exports of crude oil and liquefied natural gas were transported through the Strait of Hormuz.