Crew Rescued After Container Ship Damaged and Caught Fire Near Strait of Hormuz

Tehran. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) of Britain has stated that all members of the crew of the container ship, which was damaged and caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz, have been rescued safely. According to UKMTO, after the ship was damaged, the crew abandoned the ship via lifeboat. Local authorities then rescued them safely. The ship's Company Security Officer (CSO) informed UKMTO on Sunday morning that the crew had been rescued. Earlier, UKMTO had stated that a fire broke out after the rear of a container ship traveling in the eastern waters of Oman was damaged. Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was closed after firing warning shots at a ship attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz using an unauthorized route. The IRGC has directly attacked a container ship flying the flag of Cyprus, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM). According to CENTCOM, one crew member went missing in the incident. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the ship rescued by UKMTO and the Cyprus-flagged ship mentioned by CENTCOM are the same.