Cargo ship struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, crew evacuates in International Shipping News 11/03/2026 A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile on Wednesday, causing a fire onboard and forcing the crew to evacuate, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The UKMTO issued an update Wednesday morning confirming the incident but did not identify the vessel involved. “The vessel has requested assistance and the crew are evacuating the vessel. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO while authorities continue to investigate,” according to the UKMTO update. Source: Investing.com 2026-03-11 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share