After an act of piracy that took place yesterday four miles away south of Mareeyo, Somalia, where a ship was boarded by a boat with eight armed men who took the control of the unit, today a new act of war is occurred in the Strait of Hormuz. The British United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that a of a company has communicated that a ship is was hit by a bullet while in transit in the Strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The bomb caused damage to the engine room and caused the death of a seafarer, while the other crew members were assisted by the Guard Coastal Oman.

The ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz is the bulk carrier Minoan Dignity which is operated by the by the Greek ship management company Modion Maritime Management S.A. The unit, with a capacity of 76,801 tons was built in 2004.