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How many ships have been attacked in the Gulf since start of Iran war?

 

 The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has threatened ⁠Gulf ports and disrupted global trade through the Strait of Hormuz through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil ​and liquefied natural gas normally passes.
Iran's Revolutionary ​Guards have warned that any ship passing through the narrow Strait will be targeted. Below is a list of reported attacks since the war started on February 28:
MARCH 1
A crew member was killed on board Marshall Islands-flagged crude tanker MKD VYOM after it was hit by a projectile as the vessel sailed off the Omani coast, 50 nautical miles north of the capital Muscat, manager V.Ships said.
Gibraltar-flagged oil bunkering tanker Hercules Star, which supplies fuel ⁠to ships, was struck by a projectile 17 nautical miles northwest of UAE's Mina Saqr in Ras Al ⁠Khaimah. A fire caused by the attack was extinguished, UKMTO said.
A Palau-flagged tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, two nautical miles north of Oman's Kumzar. The crew of the U.S.-sanctioned Skylight was evacuated, Oman's maritime security centre said.
MARCH 2
U.S.-flagged products tanker Stena Imperative was struck by two ‌projectiles in the port of Bahrain, which resulted in a fire and ​the crew evacuating, UKMTO said.
MARCH ⁠3
Marshall Islands crude oil tanker Libra Trader and Panama-flagged bulker Gold Oak also sustained minor ​damage about 7-10 nautical miles off the UAE's ‌port of Fujairah, UKMTO said.
MARCH 4
Maltese-flagged container ship Safeen Prestige was damaged by a projectile as it sailed towards the top of the strait, two nautical miles north of Oman. The ​attack caused a fire in the engine room and prompted its crew to abandon ship, according to shipping sources.
MARCH 5
Crude oil tanker Sonangol Namibe was hit by a blast while anchored near Iraq's Khor al Zubair port, U.S. representative company Sonangol Marine Services said.
An Iranian remote-controlled boat laden with explosives was used to target and damage the Bahamas-flagged ship, according to initial assessments from two Iraqi port security ‌sources.
MARCH 6 A tugboat was hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, six nautical miles north of Oman, while ​conducting operations with vessel Safeen Prestige, which was struck on March 4, UKMTO said.
MARCH 7
UKMTO reported - citing a third party ​it ‌did not ⁠name - a possible drone attack 10 nautical miles north of Saudi Arabia's Jubail. It said the majority of the crew was evacuated.
MARCH 11 Thailand-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree was attacked by a projectile in the Strait, 11 nautical miles north of Oman. ​A fire broke out on board and prompted the crew to evacuate, the vessel's owner ⁠Bangkok-headquartered Precious Shipping said ​in a statement.
Japan-flagged container ship One Majesty sustained minor damage after it was hit by a projectile 25 nautical miles northwest of UAE's Ras Al Khaimah.
The hull of Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Star Gwyneth was damaged after being hit by a projectile 50 nautical miles northwest of Dubai, maritime risk management company Vanguard said. There was no environmental impact reported and the crew was ​reported safe, UKMTO said.
Fuel tankers, Marshall Islands-flagged Safesea Vishnu and the Maltese-flagged Zefyros, were attacked in the ​Gulf near Iraq, prompting Iraq's oil ports to completely stop operations, according to port officials and the state news agency. One port security official said the body of a foreign crew member was recovered from the water.