Qatar LNG Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz Disruption
A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to security intelligence firms and ship tracking data. The incident threatens to disrupt deliveries of super-chilled fuel through the key waterway.
The Gaslog Shanghai LNG tanker, which picked up an LNG shipment from Qatar on July 27, stopped sending signals on July 31 near the western entrance of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg and Kpler. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) had alerted that a vessel was struck in the strait off the Omani coast overnight without identifying it.
No environmental impact has been reported so far, the UKMTO said. This incident is the latest in a series of disruptions to LNG traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with another Qatari tanker being hit near the waterway earlier this month.