Jonathan Gornall
As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, attention is turning once again to the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow, 33-km-wide stretch of water separating Oman and Iran, through which a fifth of the world’s daily oil supply flows.
During the 12-day war in June last year, when Israel and the US attacked Iranian military and nuclear facilities, the mere suggestion that Iran might try to close the waterway sent oil prices soaring.
And, on Sunday morning, fears that shipping through the globally vital but vulnerable bottleneck was once again in peril were realized when the Oman Maritime Security Centre reported that the Skylight, a Palau-flagged tanker, had been hit some 5 nautical miles north of Musandam’s Khasab port.
It was not immediately clear what had struck the vessel, injuring four crew members. Oman said the 20 crew members, including 15 Indians and five Iranians, had been evacuated safely
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