Shipping tensions spike as ADNOC vessel hit and Saudi refinery targeted

A new wave of attacks in the Gulf widens the toll on energy infrastructure: an ADNOC-owned vessel was hit by an Iranian missile in the Strait of Hormuz, part of a pattern that has seen 15 ADNOC vessels struck since February, with one seafarer killed and 20 injured. Talks to reopen Hormuz remain stuck as Iran seeks sanctions relief and other concessions. Meanwhile the Houthis claim a drone strike on Aramco’s Jazan refinery causing a fire that was extinguished with no injuries, and they've attacked Mocha port amid a broader naval and oil‑shipping conflict. The Saudi strike follows a Houthi blockade. Separately, Precious Shipping received a $10.9m payout from war-risk underwriters for the Mayuree Naree loss, including crew compensation as three sailors died and the vessel was declared a constructive total loss.