A Turkish-owned cargo ship partially sank in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, after water entered the hull, according to a report. It is unclear whether the incident was caused by a mine or a collision.
A Turkish-owned cargo vessel partially sank in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, after water entered the hull, according to a single report published Wednesday at 16:44 Jerusalem. The cause of the flooding remains unclear, with possibilities including a naval mine or a collision with another vessel.
The report follows an earlier bulletin from The Zioneer at 16:17 that identified the sinking vessel as the LUNI, a cargo ship that partially sank and broke in two. The earlier bulletin noted conflicting reports on the cause. The latest report does not name the ship but specifies Turkish ownership.
The Strait of Hormuz has seen a series of maritime incidents in recent weeks, as The Zioneer has reported, including a reported Iranian drone strike on a cargo vessel and an IRGC rocket attack on a merchant ship. No casualties have been reported in the current incident, and the vessel's crew status is not yet known.
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