{"id":13896,"date":"2026-03-31T06:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/projectiles-splash-down-near-greek-vessel-off-saudi-gulf-coast\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:34:28","slug":"projectiles-splash-down-near-greek-vessel-off-saudi-gulf-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/projectiles-splash-down-near-greek-vessel-off-saudi-gulf-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Projectiles splash down near Greek vessel off Saudi Gulf coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1299687\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tankers_shipping_hormuz_reuters-320x200.jpg?v=1774936200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tankers_shipping_hormuz_reuters.jpg?v=1774936200\" alt=\"Projectiles splash down near Greek vessel off Saudi Gulf coast\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tankers_shipping_hormuz_reuters-960x600.jpg?v=1774936200\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo. [Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A Greek-owned container ship located off the coast of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ras Tanura reported two separate incidents where projectiles hit water near the vessel, maritime security experts said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A representative \u2060from the Liberian-flagged Express \u2060Rome reported two unknown projectiles splashing into the water near the container ship approximately 22 nautical miles (40.7 \u200bkm) northeast of Ras Tanura \u2060at 1352 UTC. The incidents occurred within one hour of each other and the \u2060crew was reported safe, British \u200cmaritime \u2060risk management group Vanguard said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps previously claimed to have attacked the Express \u200bRome on March 11, Vanguard said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, \u200cthe United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said a company security officer of a container vessel reported two unknown projectiles had splashed into \u200bthe water in proximity to the vessel within an hour of each other, adding that all crew members were reported \u200csafe.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200boperator of the vessel did not immediately comment. No group has claimed responsibility for Monday\u2019s \u2060incident.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial vessels have come \u200cunder attack from missiles or explosive air and sea \u200bdrones in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz since the \u200cUS and \u2060Israel \u2060attacked Iran on February 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/energy\/1299687\/projectiles-splash-down-near-greek-vessel-off-saudi-gulf-coast\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo. [Reuters] A Greek-owned container ship located off the coast of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ras Tanura reported two separate incidents where projectiles hit water near the vessel, maritime security experts said on Monday. 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