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| Iranians go fishing for iPhones and French perfume floating in the Strait of Hormuz after container ship is blown up by mine and sinks |
| 2026-10-18 |
| [DM] This is the moment Iranians went fishing for iPhones and French perfume after a container ship was blown up by a mine and sank in the Strait of Hormuz. Footage shows hundreds of men scrambling for loot after thousands of containers were left floating in the vital waterway. According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the ship had sailed through an 'unauthorised and dangerous' part of the strait when it hit a mine. The cargo vessel had sunk after a blaze erupted on board and all 21 crew members were evacuated uninjured. More than 2,500 containers were being transported by the Singapore-flagged ship GFS Pride on October 13. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the vessel was struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. GFS Pride's sister ship GFS Giselle was also hit the following day. It sustained hull damage and reached a safe anchorage under its own propulsion. The containers on board GFS Pride had reportedly been carrying 'iPhones and perfume' and Iranian fishermen promptly scrambled to recover the floating cargo. |
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