An Iranian gunboat fired at a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz just hours after Donald Trump announced an extension to the US-Iran ceasefire.
‘The master of a container ship reported that the vessel was approached by one IRGC gunboat… that then fired upon the vessel, which has caused heavy damage to the bridge. No fires or environmental impact reported,’ the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said.
It added that the incident took place 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman and all the crew were safe.
According to British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech, the vessel was sailing under a Liberian
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