DUBAI — A cargo vessel reported being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman early Tuesday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center.The agency said the vessel broadcast on VHF Channel 16 that it had been struck while sailing about 20 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman.UKMTO said authorities have launched an investigation into the incident and advised vessels transiting the area to exercise caution and report any suspicious activity.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the reported attack.UKMTO issued Warning 104-26, classifying the incident as an attack. Vessels were advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO.The incident is the latest in a series of reported security events involving commercial vessels in waters near Oman’s Musandam Peninsula at the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption typically passes.It mes amid heightened tensions around the Strait of Hormuz following recent military confrontations between the United States and Iran.Washington has called on Tehran to ensure freedom of navigation through the strategic waterway, while Iran insists that shipping in waters off its coast should be subject to its oversight.On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said he had canceled a planned military strike on Iran after regional mediation efforts, a claim dismissed by Iranian officials, who denied reports that an agreement had been reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Shipping traffic at the key Gulf waterways of Bab el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz held largely unchanged at the start of the week, shipping data showed, as the progress of talks between the United States and Iran remained ambiguous.Twenty vessels — 12 tankers and eight bulk carriers — passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Monday, Kpler shipping data showed, steady from the previous day.Oil prices rebounded 1 percent on Tuesday from a plunge in the previous session, fuelled by concerns that Middle East supply remains at risk as a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran war that has disrupted shipments still seems unlikely.Front-month Brent futures rose $1.12, or 1.3%, to $84.89 a barrel by 0355 GMT after dropping 7% in the previous session to a three-week low.US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 77 cents, or 1%, at $81.11 after falling more than 5% in the previous session to stand at its lowest in nearly a week.