CMA CGM Container Ship Attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Eight Crew Wounded
A CMA CGM container ship was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, injuring crew members and damaging the vessel, while another vessel run by the French group exited the Gulf, as the U.S.-Iran conflict continued to disrupt shipping traffic.
The San Antonio was hit on Tuesday, with injured seafarers evacuated for medical treatment, CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping line, said on Wednesday, declining further comment.
It marked the latest attack on ships since the war erupted, stranding hundreds of vessels and disrupting 20% of global oil trade.
Washington launched an operation on Monday to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, allowing two U.S.-flagged vessels to exit the Gulf.
However, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the effort would be briefly paused amid talks aimed at a broader deal with Iran. Sources said on Wednesday the two sides were close to an initial agreement to end the conflict.
Tehran, meanwhile, has issued a map of the waterway expanding a zone it said was subject to its control, its state media reported.
Eight crew members of the San Antonio were wounded, the UN’s International Maritime Organization said, in the 32nd such incident since the war began.
