Oil through Hormuz slows after weekly high in ship hits
Ship attack Hormuz today figures show twelve vessels struck between 5 and 11 October, a weekly record, while oil through the strait slowed to about 12.6 million barrels a day.
Twelve vessels reported attacks near the Strait of Hormuz between 5 and 11 October, the highest weekly tally since the US-Israeli war with Iran began.
Six ships were struck on one Sunday alone; this week’s reports include the sinking of container ship GFS Pride, with 21 crew evacuated.
Middle East oil flows through the strait were about 12.6 million barrels a day on 13 October, down from about 15 million at end-September and a pre-war baseline near 17 million.
US Navy figures show vessels assisted through the strait in the first 10 days of October rose 85% versus the same period in August.
After one Sunday strike on tanker Petro Dolphin near Oman, 11 Indian seafarers were rescued and two remained missing.