FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The maritime security situation in the Middle East remains tense following new attacks against commercial vessels, while Yemen’s Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) has denied reports claiming that transit fees will be imposed for vessels using the Bab al-Mandab Strait. According to UKMTO, two separate incidents occurred on 31 July in the Strait of Hormuz. An LNG carrier transiting eastbound was struck by an unidentified projectile 11 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman, causing a fire in the port-side engine room. The fire was extinguished, all crew were reported safe, and no pollution was reported, although the vessel lost propulsion and received assistance from the Omani Coast Guard. RelatedNews OFAC issues sanctions for activities related to Hormuz Houthis consider establishing tolls for Red Sea passage var jnews_module_21379203_0_6a70575fd3173 = {"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":"21379203","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3377,280,288,2647","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":"","pagi