Image for representation purposes only Four tankers were attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz, while another commercial vessel was threatened by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). UKMTO reported five separate incidents on Monday, October 5. Three of the attack reports were received late and related to incidents on October 3 and 4. The latest incident took place at 1637 UTC on Monday. The master of a tanker reported that the vessel had been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The strike caused a fire in the engine room. The crew was fighting the fire when UKMTO issued its warning. No casualties or environmental impact had been reported. UKMTO did not identify who was responsible for the attack. The agency also issued delayed reports on Monday covering two tanker attacks that took place on October 4. An inbound liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker was struck by an unknown projectile at 1716 UTC. At 1907 UTC, a crude oil tanker was struck by unknown projectiles. UKMTO said both reports came from verified sources but were received with a delay. The agency did not provide details of damage or casualties and did not say who was responsible for the strikes. A separate delayed report concerned a crude oil tanker that was struck above the waterline by an unknown projectile on October 3. UKMTO did not give the time of that incident. Because of this, it was not clear whether it was an additional attack or whether it overlapped with another incident already reported. In another incident reported by UKMTO on Monday, an inbound tanker was contacted by the IRGC about 11 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman. The IRGC ordered the vessel to turn around and warned that it would be targeted if it continued on its course. The vessel’s master confirmed that the tanker complied with the order and changed course. Authorities were investigating this incident along with the