According to The Wall Street Journal, the vessel was the Francesca boxship, owned by Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping, extending a reported series of attacks in the vital Gulf shipping corridor.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on a third ship in the Strait of Hormuz, identifying the vessel as the Francesca boxship owned by Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping. The report points to another security incident in one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints, where disruptions can affect global energy flows, trade routes, and broader market risk sentiment.