Hormuz tanker attacks surge while oil shipments continue
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Attacks on commercial shipping around the Strait of Hormuz rose sharply in October, but tankers continued moving substantial volumes of crude through the waterway despite growing risks and higher costs.
At least 30 vessels, mostly oil tankers, had been hit as of Oct. 27, injuring at least 16 seafarers, according to International Maritime Organization data cited by CNBC. The total was double the 15 confirmed incidents in September. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said four tankers caught fire after attacks between Friday and Saturday, while authorities were investigating at least one tanker struck by an unidentified projectile.
The Panama-flagged Louise 1 was hit by limpet mines about 46 kilometers northeast of Oman’s Khasab on Thursday, DW reported. A fire in its engine room was extinguished, and India’s shipping minister said all 27 Indian crew members were safe and uninjured. The identity of those responsible was not immediately known.
Despite the violence, crude exports through Hormuz averaged nearly 11.1 million barrels per day in October, about 2% below September, according to Kpler data reported by CNBC. Flows weakened late in the month, averaging 7.3 million barrels per day in the week ending Wednesday. Freight rates and oil prices have risen, increasing the financial incentive for operators willing to make the voyage.
Separately, oil linked to earlier tanker attacks has reached beaches in the United Arab Emirates, Middle East Eye reported, prompting closures and cleanup operations in Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah.
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