Event details
The UK Maritime Trade Operations center said the crew of a container ship damaged near the Strait of Hormuz abandoned the vessel early Sunday and took to a lifeboat after a fire broke out and the stern was hit east of Oman. CENTCOM said a civilian crew member from the M/V GFS Galaxy, the Cyprus-flagged ship Iran attacked, is missing and the vessel cannot continue because of engine-room damage.
Context
The war now has a civilian maritime casualty and an abandoned ship in the strait, hardening the U.S. rationale for strikes and pushing insurers and owners further from resuming normal Hormuz transits.
- Local time
- 2:30 AM Gulf time, Jul 12, 2026
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz / east of Oman
- Relationship
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