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Thursday 15 October 2026

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GFS Pride sinks in Strait of Hormuz after projectile strike

Singapore's GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz after a projectile strike and fire. All 21 crew got off. A second Singapore ship was hit a day later.

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Image: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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A Singapore-flagged container ship has gone to the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz. The GFS Pride was hit by what Singapore calls an unknown projectile, caught fire and sank, and all 21 people on board got off safely.

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz with the Musandam Peninsula of Oman reaching north towards Iran — Image: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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