Maritime intelligence company: Another cargo ship attacked while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Golden Ten Data reported on April 22 that Vanguard Maritime Intelligence Company stated that on April 22 local time, a cargo ship was attacked while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, making it the third vessel attacked that day. It is reported that the Panama-flagged cargo ship "MSCFrancesca" was attacked approximately 6 nautical miles off the coast of Iran while traveling southward out of the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf of Oman. The vessel reported "damage to the hull and living quarters." Earlier on the same day, the UK Maritime Trade Operations released reports of two ships being attacked in the same area.