伊朗海军表示，四艘船只在波斯湾北部进行船对船石油货物转运时同时遭到袭击，随后持续燃烧。伊斯兰革命卫队海军未说明袭击由谁实施。
Iran's navy said four vessels were struck simultaneously while transferring oil cargo ship-to-ship in the northern Persian Gulf and continued burning. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy did not say who was responsible for the strikes.
伊朗海军表示，四艘船只在波斯湾北部进行船对船石油货物转运时同时遭到袭击，这些船只随后持续燃烧。该消息来自伊斯兰革命卫队海军，其未指明袭击的实施方。
Iran's navy said four vessels were struck simultaneously while transferring oil cargo from ship to ship in the northern Persian Gulf, and that the vessels continued burning afterward. The report came from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, which did not identify who carried out the strikes.
船对船石油转运是指在海上而非港口在船只之间转移货物，随着制裁和冲突打乱正常航运路线，这种做法在波斯湾愈发常见。对从事此类转运的船只发动袭击，增加了这条承载全球很大一部分海运原油的水道发生石油泄漏和火灾的风险。
Ship-to-ship oil transfers, in which cargo moves between vessels at sea rather than at a port, have become more common in the Gulf as sanctions and conflict have disrupted normal shipping routes. Attacks on vessels engaged in such transfers raise the risk of oil spills and fires in a waterway that carries a large share of the world's seaborne crude.
此事件是近几个月波斯湾及其周边海域一系列针对航运的袭击中的又一起，这些袭击已推高在该地区运营船只的保险成本。预计航运公司和保险公司将密切关注有关这些船只船旗和货物的进一步细节。
The incident adds to a string of attacks on shipping in and around the Gulf in recent months, which have pushed up insurance costs for vessels operating in the region. Shipping companies and insurers are expected to watch closely for further details on the vessels' flags and cargo.