Iran Seizes Floating Armory Near Strait of Hormuz
UKMTO said unauthorized personnel boarded the vessel, and British military monitoring showed it heading into Iranian waters.
- On Thursday, unauthorized personnel boarded the Honduras-flagged Hui Chuan while anchored 38 nautical miles northeast of Fujairah, UAE, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations , with the vessel now heading toward Iranian territorial waters.
- Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, Tehran has largely blocked the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting about 20% of global oil shipments, while the United States imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports despite a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8.
- The Hui Chuan's operators described it as a 'floating armoury' storing weapons for private maritime security firms, allowing armed guards to transfer weapons while escorting commercial vessels through high-risk routes without permanently carrying arms into port jurisdictions.
- India's foreign ministry called the seizure 'unacceptable' and condemned continued targeting of commercial shipping, while Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated that 'continuing tensions, risks to maritime traffic, and disruptions to energy infrastructure highlight the fragility of the situation.'
- During Thursday talks in Beijing, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed the Strait of Hormuz must remain open, with Trump saying both nations 'feel very similar' about ending the Iran war, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stating China would 'do what they can to help open the strait,' which he called 'very much in their interest.
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