Two Singapore-flagged vessels attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said in a statement on the evening of the 14th that two Singapore-registered container ships were reported to have been hit by unidentified projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and one of them caught fire and sank. The statement said one vessel was damaged in an attack on the 13th and caught fire, then sank, with all 21 crew members safely evacuated. The other vessel was attacked on the 14th, sustaining hull damage, and subsequently reached a safe anchorage under its own power, with all 22 crew members safe.