LNG Tanker Carrying Qatar Cargo Struck in Strait of Hormuz Attack

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker carrying a cargo from Qatar was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to its operator and security intelligence firms. The Gaslog Shanghai LNG tanker was hit near the western entrance to the strait, but there has been no environmental impact.

The shipping manager confirmed that the vessel was struck by an unknown projectile, causing a blackout on board, but fortunately, no one was hurt, and the fire caused by the projectile was extinguished. The carrier loaded its LNG cargo in Qatar around July 27 and stopped transmitting its tracking signal on July 31 near the Strait of Hormuz.

This incident is the latest in a series of attacks disrupting LNG traffic through the strait, which carries about one-fifth of global LNG flows. In early July, a Qatari LNG tanker was also struck near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the world's second-largest LNG exporter to suspend shipments through the route for three weeks.