Iranian Missile Hits Ship with U.S. Marines in the Strait of Hormuz

Eight U.S. Marines were injured in an Iranian cruise missile strike on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

NBC News reported the incident, citing three U.S. officials.

According to their data, the attack occurred on September 14, injuring seven enlisted Marines and one officer. They suffered smoke inhalation and experienced symptoms consistent with concussions.

The outlet noted that none of them suffered serious injuries, and all eight soon returned to duty.

The Marines were operating as part of a Battalion Landing Team. According to U.S. officials, the struck vessel was not part of the U.S. Navy. They did not disclose the ship’s type or ownership.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) declined to comment on the circumstances of the attack. At the time of the strike, the U.S. defense agency had also not publicly reported the incident.

Meanwhile, a separate report by the UK’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confirms that an unidentified vessel was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14.

The UKMTO report matches NBC’s data on the date and area of the incident, but does not officially establish that it involved the same vessel.

Information about the wounded Marines also appeared with a delay in official U.S. casualty statistics. According to the Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), 37 service members were added to the September tally — 29 sailors and eight Marines.

However, DCAS does not disclose the circumstances, location, or exact date on which they were wounded.

NBC notes that the eight Marines were added to the statistics about ten days after the September 14 attack. One U.S. official attributed the delay to the fact that symptoms of some injuries, including concussions, may not appear immediately.