French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM says it has confirmed that one of its vessels, the San Antonio, was the target of an attack on Tuesday while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera and The Guardian reported.
The company added that the attack resulted in injuries among crew members and damage to the vessel.
The injured crew have been evacuated and are being provided with medical care, it said.
The vessel was attacked the same day Donald Trump halted the so-called “Project Freedom” to help ships leave the Strait of Hormuz. The US president said he ordered the pause to see whether the US and Iran can reach a deal to end the war.
The US military operation to escort ships through the strait was announced on Sunday, but the Iranian military said it has fired at US warships since then to deter them from navigating the waterway.
CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping line, had reported last month that one of its vessels was the target of warning shots in the strait, although no crew were injured.
The French firm has indicated that 14 of its vessels were stranded in the Gulf at the start of the war. One ship, the Kribi, exited the Strait of Hormuz at the start of April.
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