Two crew members were injured and a ship was abandoned on Wednesday after an unknown projectile struck a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that the vessel is currently on fire and adrift, forcing the evacuation of the entire crew. A company security officer first notified the agency of the strike, which occurred approximately five hours before the official update was issued.

The hit follows reports of Iranian cruise missiles being fired into the strategic waterway and explosions heard near Qeshm Island on Tuesday night. This event is part of a broadening string of attacks against commercial shipping in the region, and authorities are currently investigating the source of the projectile used in the Wednesday hit.