Iran Says a Ship Sank After Hitting a Mine and Other News in the Middle East
Maritime authorities said 21 crew were evacuated safely as the GFS Pride sank and the GFS Giselle reached safe anchorage with hull damage.
- 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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The Independent (US)Pictures reveal huge cargo containers floating in Hormuz after Iran sinks two ships
Iran said that the vessel hit a mine while transiting the route
CENTCOM also accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of repeatedly threatening civilian and military vessels in regional waters.
iPhones and expensive perfumes were seen floating in the sea after the GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz. All 21 crew members were rescued safely, but there are differing accounts of the cause of the sinking.
In the road from Hormus a container ship sank.
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.
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