Container ship sinks near Hormuz after being hit by projectile, sources say
Iran’s Guard said the vessel carried 2,500 containers and was traveling an illegal route when it hit a mine and caught fire.
- On Wednesday, a tanker and a container ship were hit by projectiles of unknown origin in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported.
- Iran has maintained a blockade of the strategic waterway since the start of the regional conflict, repeatedly warning vessels against transiting the strait without its approval.
- The Revolutionary Guard Corps navy stated Wednesday that a cargo ship sank after hitting a naval mine, claiming the vessel traveled on an "unauthorised and dangerous route."
- Global oil prices climbed Wednesday as supply concerns intensified, with analysts projecting West Texas Intermediate to trade between $90 and $100 a barrel.
- Market strategist Hiroyuki Kikukawa, chief strategist at Nissan Securities Investment, said "supply concern stemming from conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia" is driving prices higher, though Russian diesel exports could moderate movement.
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Iran Reports First Wartime Mine-Strike Ship Sinking
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said a container ship carrying more than 2,500 containers struck a naval mine, caught fire and sank in waters south of the Strait of Hormuz. The Guards said it was using an unauthorized route and warned vessels and fishermen about containers floating in the area.
A container ship sank in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by a missile, maritime security sources said. The Singapore-flagged GFS Pride, a small 2,824-teu (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessel, sank, the sources said. The ship’s management company, GFS Ship Management FZE, based in the United Arab Emirates, could not immediately be reached for comment. Second ship sinks Another dry bulk carrier is reported to be sinking after being hit by…
A cargo ship has sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps ship said Wednesday. It was the first time Iran has reported a shipping sinking after hitting a mine during the war, reports the AP. There were few details, including about the...
Iran claims control of this strategic route, through which one fifth of the world's hydrocarbons passed before the war and regularly targets ships that ventured there without its permission.
The vessel carried 2,500 containers, but the contents are not specified.
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