00:00The UN International Maritime Organization pauses its operation to escort ships through
00:06the Strait of Hormuz Thursday, June 25. A Singapore-flagged vessel was hit on the
00:11starboard side and initial inspections show damage to the bridge windows. Its company says the crew,
00:17vessel and cargo are all safe and the vessel has left the strait. A security source of Reuters says
00:22it was probably targeted by a drone. The US officials told Reuters Iran had fired on the ship.
00:28Iran's Persian Gulf Strait authority says vessels outside routes it's set will not
00:32be guaranteed safe passage. The IMO has been helping to get hundreds of stranded ships and
00:37thousands of seafarers out of the strait. Meantime, shipping data show Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading
00:43at its Rastanura terminal in the Gulf after a near four-month halt. While Saudi Arabia's
00:49shipping arm Bahri is also seen loading crewed at Rastanura.
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