The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on September 30 that it had received delayed reports of three incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, including verified reports involving an LNG carrier and a tanker entering the strait. A newer account said three Liberian-flagged oil tankers were struck by unidentified projectiles while transiting the waterway this week, almost simultaneously with the Pentagon’s announcement of a third aircraft carrier strike group deployment. The differing descriptions preserve uncertainty about how the reports relate, but both indicate heightened shipping-security concerns in the strategic strait.