Two oil tankers hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, one abandoned after engine room fire
Two Dynacom Tankers vessels, the Kavomaleas and the Acheloos, were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The Kavomaleas caught fire in its engine room and was abandoned; Omani authorities rescued the crew. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims it struck the tankers fo
Two tankers operated by Greece's Dynacom Tankers, the Malta-flagged Kavomaleas and the Liberian-flagged Acheloos, were struck by projectiles near Oman on Monday while transiting the US-facilitated southern Hormuz corridor. The Kavomaleas caught fire in its engine room, forcing the crew to abandon ship; Omani authorities located and safely returned the entire crew ashore. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it struck two tankers it called non-compliant for taking an unsafe southern route, claiming both vessels exploded and were immobilized. The origin of the projectiles has not been independently verified. The attacks come amid escalating fighting between the United States and Iran, with Iranian forces increasingly targeting commercial shipping and the US moving to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports. The Strait of Hormuz carries a significant share of the world's seaborne oil trade, so attacks on tankers there raise costs and risks for shipping companies well beyond the region.