Ships Sinking Near Hormuz as Attacks Surge — SkimNews
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- A Singapore-flagged vessel was sunk in the Strait of Hormuz, but CNBC reports other ships keep transiting the chokepoint despite the attacks.
- Two ships sank near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid a surge in attacks, per Reuters, while Iran's Guards separately said an oil tanker exploded after striking a mine on an "unauthorized" route through the strait.
Why it matters: Continued traffic after vessels were sunk indicates shipping operators are absorbing escalating risk in a critical global chokepoint, and the divergent accounts — projectiles versus a mine on an "unauthorized" route — put competing explanations for responsibility in play without a unified attribution.
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