The UK naval organisation issued four “late-time reports” of attacks that took place in the Strait of Hormuz on 11 October involving three tankers and a container ship.    In a relatively rare incident involving a box ship UKMTO said a container vessel was struck by unknown projectile during an inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz on 11 October. According to maritime security firm Vanguard Tech the vessel was Indian-registered, however, no further details were given     Attacks on container ships in the Strait are infrequent with major lines staying away from Hormuz transits, although there is some smaller feeder traffic continuing to operate.    In three other attacks on 11 October a crude oil tanker and product tanker were reported struck by unknown projectiles during outbound transits of the Strait of Hormuz, and in another incident a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile during an outbound transit and the crew were reported to be safe. The product tanker was identified as the Panama-flagged Kition M by Vanguard, and it also said one of the tankers was the Bahamas-flagged Ever Vict.     Meanwhile Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) affiliated media Tasnim News Agency published a video of tanker on fire claiming it had been making a transit of the Strait that had not been authorised by Iran.     The video showed the apparently laden Liberian-registered VLCC Al Maqam with a fire blackened funnel and a tug attempting to extinguish a fire on the vessel. The Al Maqam is owned and managed by ADNOC Logistics and Services according to Pole Star Global.     ADNOC L&S has not commented on the report and it is not clear if this attack is one of the four incidents on 11 October reported by the UKMTO.    

The UKMTO has issued 18 reports of attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding region during October as Iran has ramped up its targeting of commercial shipping which it claims are transiting the waterway without its permission as it continues to try and exert control over the Strait.