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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued a late report of an attack on a tanker about 30 nautical miles southeast of Al Faw, Iraq, at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. The tanker was struck by an unknown projectile around 1830 UTC yesterday, according to the vessel’s master. The crew is reported safe, and no damage or environmental impact has been reported. A tanker was struck in nearly the same area on September 9th. Earlier this week, UKMTO acknowledged it is struggling to report the true number of attacks because most targeted vessels are refusing to report to it, likely in accordance with U.S. guidance. Attacks the U.S. attributes to Iran have increased in pace and range in recent weeks, reaching tankers north of Qatar and off Saudi Arabia’s Al Jubayl.