FT: South Korean-owned tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz

A vessel owned by South Korean shipping company Sinokor was reportedly hit while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times. The reported attack came as the United States and Iran exchanged airstrikes, with a Saudi-owned tanker also said to have been targeted.

The Financial Times cited maritime security analysts who identified the South Korean-linked vessel as the Senegal Prosperity and the Saudi tanker as the Sirdar. The analysts cautioned, however, that neither ship’s identity had been officially confirmed because communications networks in the Gulf were limited.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said it had received a report that a tanker was struck by three unidentified projectiles. The agency did not disclose the vessel’s name, but said it had been transiting the strait along the route closest to Oman’s coast.

The reported attacks unfolded amid continuing military exchanges between Washington and Tehran, adding to concerns over commercial shipping through the strategically important waterway.