UK, Iran report attacks on container ships in Strait of Hormuz

British and Iranian naval authorities have reported separate container-ship incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.

• The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported a container ship was hit by an unknown projectile while crossing the strait, sustaining minor damage and no casualties.
• Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy announced a commercial container ship sank after striking a naval mine on a prohibited route south of the strait.
• The Iranian force said the ship carried more than 2,500 cargo containers, some of which fell into the sea.
• Iran's naval authorities warned small-boat owners and fishermen to exercise caution over floating containers and debris.
• Naval data platforms identified the sunken ship as the GFS PRIDE, which had departed Karachi on 2 October bound for Fujairah port.