Container ship sinks near Hormuz after being hit by projectile, sources say
Iran’s navy said the vessel was carrying 2,500 containers and was the first ship it reported sinking after a mine strike during the war.
- 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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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.
A cargo ship sank on Wednesday after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said, reports the Spanish news agency EFE.
Iran Says Cargo Ship Sank after Hitting Naval Mine
A cargo ship has sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said. It was the first time Iran has reported a ship sinking after hitting a mine during the war. There were few details, including about the fate of the crew. State TV quoted a Guard statement as saying that the ship was traveling on what it called an illegal and dangerous route when it hit the mine Wednesday morning. It said the ship…
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