This corresponds to one incident every 2.6 days.
According to the United Nations (UN) maritime agency, at least 20 seafarers or port workers died in all these incidents, 35 were injured, and one went missing.
About half of the incidents involved tankers, 20% container ships, and 15% bulk cargo ships.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) classified 47 of these events as attacks.
The most affected were ships flying the Liberian flag (13 incidents), followed by Panamanian and Marshall Islands ships (10 each).
Four incidents involving ships flying the Iranian flag were reported.
The frequency of incidents during the war varied depending on the phases of military operations.
From the start of the war at the end of February until the framework agreement for peace talks in mid-June, an average of one incident was recorded every 2.3 days.
During this period, 16 deaths and 19 injuries were recorded; incidents occurred throughout the Persian Gulf – both east and west of Hormuz, as well as near the coasts of Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
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As peace talks continued until July 7, the number of incidents halved to an average of one every 4.6 days.
No deaths, missing persons, or injured seafarers and other workers were reported during this period.
Four out of five incidents during this period occurred off the coast of Oman, at the narrowest point of the strait, on a route not approved by Iranian authorities.
Iran, seeking to maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz after the war and collect tolls for passage, had warned ships not to use the alternative route.
After the collapse of the talks, the frequency of incidents almost returned to the previous level and is now recorded on average every 2.8 days.
As a result, four seafarers or workers died, 16 were injured, and one went missing.
