What happened

MSCIO Alert 93/26 reported that an unnamed bulk carrier was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. The projectile impacted the hull and the crew were reported safe, while the damage assessment and environmental impact remained unknown. This is distinct from the ADNOC-affiliated vessel attack also reported on 14 August: MSCIO identified this vessel as a bulk carrier and gave an approximately 20:00 UTC incident time. No actor was identified.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.