Iran · Multiple sources
Another tanker catches fire near Hormuz after two cargo ships sunk in attacks
Iran said monitoring teams found the unnamed vessel ablaze after it entered a prohibited zone with its tracking systems disabled, two days after the container ship GFS Pride sank following a fire and the cargo ship Cape Dao also went down after being struck by a projectile.
- Time span
- 14 Oct 2026, 13:16 CEST → 15 Oct 2026, 18:00 CEST
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- 4 sources
- Reports
- 4
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- strong · multi-source
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Ships in the Strait of Hormuz have been experiencing the worst spate of attacks since the start of the war.
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Vessels were hit by missiles as rise in strikes suggests Iran is trying to close waterway before US midterm elections Two container ships near the strait of Hormuz have sunk after being struck by missiles, amid the sharpest rise in Iranian attacks on shipping since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran. The increas...
Iran said monitoring teams found the unnamed vessel ablaze after it entered a prohibited zone with its tracking systems disabled, two days after the container ship GFS Pride sank following a fire and the cargo ship Cape Dao also went down after being struck by a projectile.
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