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BBC Verify found that 12 vessels were attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz between 5 and 11 October, the most in a week reported to the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency since the war with Iran began, while Kpler data showed about 12.6 million barrels a day passing through the strait on 13 October against roughly 17 million before the war. BBC Verify

Yahoo NewsShip attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slowBBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.

Shipping through the strait is down by about a quarter from its pre-war level; what would it take for traffic and insurers to treat it as normal again?

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Update: Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on October 19 that an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz. Al Arabiya

english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/10/19/oil-tanker-on-fir…

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