# As Attacks Mount, Shipping Faces an Uncomfortable Question: Are Safety Rules Fit for War?

- Source: gCaptain (shipping)
- Published: 2026-10-26T23:43:42+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://gcaptain.com/as-attacks-mount-shipping-faces-an-uncomfortable-question-are-safety-rules-fit-for-war/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/as-attacks-mount-shipping-faces-an-uncomfortable-question-are-safety-r-24f158/

October has become the worst month on record for attacks on merchant ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz, and oil is now washing onto the beaches of the United Arab Emirates.

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