Reportedly, the items spilt overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride, which sank on October 14. Videos showing iPhones and luxury perfume bottles floating in the Strait of Hormuz have surfaced on social media.
No injuries have been reported,” the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a statement, reported the Telegraph. “We heard a container ship sank, so we’re going to collect iPhones and perfume. The ship sank after a fire broke out on board after being struck by an unidentified projectile. “GFS PRIDE sustained damage and a fire on board, and has since sunk. In a separate incident, a dry bulk carrier sank after being hit by a projectile. (With inputs from Reuters)
All 21 crew members were evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported. All 21 crew members were safely evacuated. GFS Pride was a small container vessel with a capacity of 2,824 20-foot equivalent units (TEU), according to maritime security sources. Attacks around the waterway have surged over the past 10 days.
“We are gathering and heading towards the Strait of Hormuz,” one man said in a video. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that the ship hit naval mines and sank while passing through what they claimed was an “unauthorised” route in the Strait of Hormuz.
