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The condition of the crew, extent of damage and any environmental impact remain unknown, according to UKMTO Warning 160-26.\n\n\n\nAuthorities are investigating the incident. UKMTO has not identified the vessel or publicly established responsibility for the attack.\n\n\n\nThe incident follows an October 7 attack on a tanker near the coast of Qatar, marking the second time in three days that a vessel has been struck inside the Persian Gulf rather than while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.\n\n\n\nThe geographic shift is significant. Much of the recent violence against commercial shipping has been concentrated along the southern Omani route through Hormuz, where vessels have continued to face projectile attacks despite U.S. efforts to facilitate safe passage.\n\n\n\nAccording to maritime security analyst Martin Kelly, the October 7 attack near Qatar was the first reported Iranian strike against a vessel inside the Gulf, away from Hormuz, since September 9.\n\n\n\nOn that day, two vessels were attacked at separate locations inside the Gulf. The\u00a0HERCULES STAR\u00a0(IMO 9916135) was struck approximately 24 nautical miles northwest of Port Rashid, UAE, killing two seafarers, while the\u00a0NEW ANDROS(IMO 9294252) was hit about 28 nautical miles southeast of Al-Faw, Iraq.\n\n\n\nThe latest incidents suggest a renewed geographic spread of the violence as attacks on commercial shipping have accelerated since late September. While Iran has been responsible for attacks on shipping during the conflict, UKMTO has not publicly attributed Friday\u2019s strike.\n\n\n\nThe latest attack comes amid a sharp increase in reported incidents involving commercial shipping.\n\n\n\nIn its\u00a0weekly maritime security overview, released Friday, UKMTO documented 11 attacks during the seven-day period ending October 7, including 10 in the Strait of Hormuz and one in the Arabian Gulf.\n\n\n\nUKMTO said 41 of 59 incidents involving commercial shipping since July 6 have occurred along the southern route through Hormuz. The agency also acknowledged that additional incidents are known but cannot be independently verified.\n\n\n\nDespite the deteriorating security situation, commercial traffic through the Strait has shown modest signs of recovery.\n\n\n\nUKMTO recorded 275 combined inbound and outbound transits during the latest seven-day reporting period, up from 247 the previous week and 239 three weeks earlier. 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