Vessel off UAE coast "taken", now bound for Iran waters - UK agency
Idag, 10:07
(Alliance News) - A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards Iranian waters, a UK maritime agency said on Thursday.
The vessel was "taken by unauthorised personnel whilst at anchor" 38 nautical miles, 70 kilometres, northeast of Fujairah, and "is now bound for Iranian territorial waters", according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre.
Several ships have been attacked in or near the key waterway as Iran and the US push on with rival blockades.
Iran has largely blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – which normally carries one fifth of the world's oil and LNG shipments – since the outbreak of war with the US and Israel on February 28.
The US has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports despite a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8.
On Sunday, South Korea said a cargo ship had been struck by unidentified aircraft in Hormuz, while Qatar said a freighter arriving in the country's waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.
source: AFP
Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Vessel off UAE coast "taken", now bound for Iran waters - UK agency
Idag, 10:07
(Alliance News) - A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards Iranian waters, a UK maritime agency said on Thursday.
The vessel was "taken by unauthorised personnel whilst at anchor" 38 nautical miles, 70 kilometres, northeast of Fujairah, and "is now bound for Iranian territorial waters", according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre.
Several ships have been attacked in or near the key waterway as Iran and the US push on with rival blockades.
Iran has largely blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – which normally carries one fifth of the world's oil and LNG shipments – since the outbreak of war with the US and Israel on February 28.
The US has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports despite a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8.
On Sunday, South Korea said a cargo ship had been struck by unidentified aircraft in Hormuz, while Qatar said a freighter arriving in the country's waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.
source: AFP
Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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