London, March 13 -- UK Maritime Organisation has said that the regional maritime threat environment across the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman remains Critical.

According to UKMTO, since March 1 more than twenty maritime incidents involving commercial vessels and offshore infrastructure have been reported across the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman.

UKMTO said, "The incidents involve a wide range of vessel types and flag states, with no consistent pattern of Western ownership linkage, suggesting that the current strike pattern reflects a campaign aimed at broad maritime disruption rather than selective vessel targeting."

UKMTO said on Thursday that in the past 24 hours, three additional commercial vesse...