Five individuals were killed and injured after an Iranian commercial ship was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian governor of Qeshm, Hossein Amir Teymouri, said that an Iranian commercial container ship was hit on Sunday morning by a projectile of unknown origin near Hinkam Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member and wounding four others, according to Iranian media.

The official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) quoted Teymouri as saying that the ship was sailing in the Strait of Hormuz near Hinkam Island at the time of the accident, and that there were ten crew members on board.

According to announced information, one of the crew members, named Jamshid Rajabi, was killed, while four others were injured as a result of the projectile colliding with the ship, according to IRNA.

The Governor of Qeshm confirmed that investigations are still underway to uncover the circumstances of the incident, noting that the identity of the projectile is still unknown, and that no additional details are yet available about the circumstances of the incident.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) reported on Sunday that a ship had been attacked by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz late on Saturday evening.

It was not immediately clear whether the Iranian commercial container ship incident was the same as the one reported by the UK's Maritime Trade Operations Centre.

This comes in the wake of a new escalation of fighting in the region, more than six months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, which led to a significant decline in shipping traffic through the strait, even though it is considered a vital global corridor for transporting fossil fuels from the Middle East.

Shipping traffic is still about 90% below its levels before the outbreak of the conflict, according to the latest report issued by the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center on Friday.

The southern Omani route remains the most dangerous passage through this narrow, strategic strait, with 19 of the 32 projectile attacks reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center since 6 July.