Two Cargo Ships Sink Near the Strait of Hormuz as Attacks on Shipping Rise
A Singapore-flagged container ship went down after being hit by unknown projectiles. All 21 crew were evacuated, but oil flows through the strait have fallen to under a quarter of pre-war levels.
By Watchman Report staff ·
The Singapore-registered container ship GFS Pride was struck by an unknown projectile on Tuesday while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, caught fire and later sank, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. All 21 crew members were evacuated without injury. A second Singapore-registered vessel, GFS Giselle, was also hit and damaged but reached safe anchorage.
CNN reports that a second merchant ship, the Antigua and Barbuda-registered Cape Dao, also sank, according to International Maritime Organization data released Wednesday; it had first been hit on Sept. 23, and one Indian crew member was killed. Iranian state media said the GFS Pride hit a sea mine, a claim experts quoted by CNN doubted, saying a drone strike was more likely.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center has recorded nine attacks in or near the strait since Monday. Data firm Kpler said about 4.1 million barrels of oil moved through Hormuz on Monday, less than a quarter of pre-war levels, as the US keeps up its blockade of Iranian ports.
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