'Impossible' to tell when ships can pass through Strait of Hormuz, says shipping firm director

Safety remains uncertain for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the senior director of a global shipping company. Speaking to the Today programme, Nils Haupt from Hapag-Lloyd says the shipping company still has six vessels stuck in the Gulf. He adds that one of the company's ships was struck by bomb fragments in the strait two weeks ago, despite not being targeted in an attack. "The ship burned, the engine room burned and the crew had to extinguish the fire for two ho