A cargo ship was damaged after it was struck by an unknown projectile off the Omani coast in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a British maritime agency said, reporting no casualties. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) security agency reported that the incident occurred 7.5 nautical miles (14 kilometers) southeast of Dahit, in Oman's Musandam exclave. "A cargo vessel has been hit on the starboard side by an unknown projectile, causing damage to the bridge. Master has reported no casualties and no environmental impact," AFP quoted UKMTO as saying. British marine security firm Vanguard Tech identified that vessel as the Singapore-flagged container ship Ever Lovely. The incident follows more than a week of relative calm in the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran and Washington lifted competing blockades as part of a memorandum of understanding to halt the Middle East war.
