Iran Claims Containership Hit Mine and Sank in Strait of Hormuz
- On Wednesday, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore confirmed that the Singapore-registered container ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by unknown projectiles on October 13.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed the vessel struck a mine while traveling an "illegal and dangerous" route, asserting the ship "exploded and caught fire" during the incident.
- A second container vessel, GFS Giselle, sustained hull damage but reached a safe anchorage; all 21 crew members from the Pride and 22 from the Giselle were safely evacuated without injuries.
- The MPA condemned the attacks as "unprovoked, unjustifiable, and a breach of international law," expressing "deep concerns" about continued commercial shipping safety in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran claimed to have deployed "more advanced weapons" near the Strait of Hormuz, though CENTCOM refuted Iranian assertions of control, reporting 19 million barrels of crude oil passed through yesterday.
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iPhones, luxury perfume bottles float in Hormuz after cargo ship hits mine
A viral video showing iPhones and luxury perfume bottles floating in the Strait of Hormuz has surfaced after a UAE-owned cargo ship struck a naval mine and sank. Iran said the vessel was carrying more than 2,500 containers, as attacks on vessels in the strategic waterway intensified.
The ship sank on Wednesday morning after an explosion and a large fire.
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BizTocNews Wrap: Iran says cargo ship sank after hitting a mine in Strait of Hormuz
In our news wrap Wednesday, Iran says a cargo ship sank after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, the Vatican says Pope Leo is eating and walking again following surgery to remove a cancerous portion of his lung, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a privacy case rooted in the era of VHS tapes and Netflix is cutting about 6% of its global workforce.
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