3/11/2026 - Three commercial vessels were struck by unknown projectiles  in and around the Strait of Hormuz  on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, with one cargo ship catching fire and forcing most of its crew to evacuate. The incidents, reported by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)—a Royal Navy-sponsored monitoring agency—highlight the severe risks to global shipping in this vital chokepoint, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply normally trans