Kathmandu. iPhones and expensive perfume bottles have been seen floating in the sea after a UAE-owned cargo ship sank in Hormuz. A video of the incident has surfaced. It shows people collecting scattered goods in small boats.
According to reports, the Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank after hitting a sea mine on Wednesday. There were also reports of the ship catching fire.
According to maritime officials, all 21 crew members on board were safely rescued and there were no injuries. The ship is said to be carrying about 2,500 containers from Dubai. This includes iPhones and expensive perfumes.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that the ship was hit by a sea mine. However, maritime officials denied this claim, saying that the ship was hit by an unknown launch.
Growing threat in Hormuz
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The shipwreck comes at a time of heightened tensions in Hormuz. This sea route is vital to the global supply of oil and LNG. About a fifth of the world’s oil and LNG passes through it.
Earlier on September 23, the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship Cape Dao was also sunk after being hit by a launch near Hormuz. One crew member was killed in the incident and the others were rescued safely. – Agency
