A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being struck by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday.
Two seafarers have been reported missing, and at least 10 vessels have been attacked near the Strait of Hormuz since Sunday — the highest number since the war between the United States, Israel and Iran began, according to security data.
The Singapore-flagged GFS Pride, a small container vessel, sank while transiting the strait, according to maritime security sources. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said the ship sank after striking a mine.
In a separate incident, the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Cape Dao sank near the strait weeks after being struck by a projectile on September 23, according to data published on Wednesday by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the UN’s shipping agency.
Twenty-three attacks have been recorded since the start of October, almost double the average monthly number of incidents since the war began. Around 24 seafarers have died in incidents in the area near the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the conflict, according to the IMO.
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