Another vessel trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz was attacked.

Another vessel was attacked, trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This was reported on March 2 by the Iranian Tasnim news agency.

"Another vessel trying to illegally pass through the Strait of Hormuz was attacked," the agency's Telegram channel said.

It is specified that the ship is currently sinking. A video was attached to the post showing black smoke billowing over the ship after the impact.

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The Oman Maritime Security Center reported on the same day that the oil tanker MKD VYOM, flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, was attacked by an unmanned boat off the coast of the country. As a result of the explosion and the subsequent fire, one crew member was killed. The incident occurred 25 nautical miles off the coast of Muscat province. There were more than 59 thousand tons of cargo on board the vessel.

Al Jazeera TV channel reported on March 2 that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Prior to that, on March 1, the IRGC announced that Iran had launched missile strikes against three American and British tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. It was clarified that a fire had occurred on the tankers.

Andrew Lipow, president of the American consulting firm Lipow Oil Associates, economist, analyst, in turn, noted that the reasons for the increase in oil prices are attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as the actual restriction of shipping in the region. According to Lipou, such a price increase could have been expected, as the market is now trying to assess how long the fighting will last and how they will affect the supply of petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz.

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