At least 7 vessels transit Strait of Hormuz Tuesday: U.S. media

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At least 7 vessels transit Strait of Hormuz Tuesday: U.S. media

2026-08-12 11:33 Last Updated At：12:17

At least seven vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to the latest tracking data from the maritime information platform MarineTraffic cited by CNN, while separate incidents of violence were reported in surrounding Middle East waters the same day.

Also, on Tuesday, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that U.S. forces in the Gulf of Oman disabled the steering capability of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel sailing toward Iran. CENTCOM said the ship has violated the U.S. blockade against Iran and that a U.S. navy helicopter fired two missiles at the vessel. The command said the ship has stopped sailing toward Iran and reiterated that U.S. forces are continuing to enforce a blockade on Iran.

In a separate alert, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Tuesday reported an incident involving a container ship in the Gulf of Oman. UKMTO said the vessel came under attack, with the crew issuing an emergency call for assistance and preparing to abandon ship. A message broadcast over a public maritime radio channel said there were 17 people on board and placed the incident near the eastern edge of the Gulf of Oman.

On the same day, UKMTO also issued another incident report, saying a cargo ship in the southern Red Sea was hit by an unknown projectile, resulting in casualties.

Yemen's Houthis said Tuesday that it attacked a Saudi military equipment transport ship in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Yemen's coast guard, however, said the target was a commercial ship and that the attack killed six people and injured 10.

Rescuers pull child from rubble in Pereira as cheers erupt

Dozens of rescuers and onlookers burst into applause and cheers in Pereira in western Colombia on Tuesday night as a young child was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building following the country's 7.5-magnitude earthquake.

Footage from the scene showed rescuers carefully clearing debris as they worked to reach the trapped child. Onlookers who had gathered at the site held up their phones with flashlights on, casting additional light onto the rescue effort.

When the child was finally brought out, the crowd erupted in applause and cheers, a moment of relief and joy amid the wreckage.

The dramatic rescue came after the strong quake struck the country on Monday, causing widespread damage across multiple regions. Pereira, a city in Colombia's coffee-growing region, was among the cities ravaged by the earthquake.

The death toll from the earthquake in western Colombia has risen to 188, with 1,677 others injured, the Colombian Association of Capital Cities, or Asocapitales, said Tuesday.

Of the total, the latest tally included 95 deaths and 997 injuries reported in the city of Cali, while Pereira reported 79 deaths and 278 injuries.

Rescue operations are continuing in affected areas as the government had declared a state of national disaster to respond to the impact of the earthquake.