FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin At least four oil and gas tankers have turned back from attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz after renewed attacks on vessels heightened security concerns. The diversions followed damage to a Qatari LNG tanker and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker near the strait on 6 June, amid reports that Iran fired missiles at ships in the waterway. The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) has since raised the threat level for vessels transiting the strait to “severe.” RelatedNews IMO highlights the pressing issue of stranded seafarers in Hormuz Maersk and Seaspan sign to strengthen vessel efficiency var jnews_module_21377856_0_6a4fa5ac1c242 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21377856","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_id":""