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Container Ship Sinks in Strait of Hormuz After Mine Strike, Shipping Attacks Continue

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard said a Singapore-flagged container ship owned by the UAE, carrying 2,500 containers, struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, caught fire and sank after being on what it called an illegal and dangerous route. The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency separately reported two projectile attacks on container ships in the strait, both causing minor damage and no casualties. The incidents occurred as Iran's regular navy deployed units east of the strait and across the Sea of Oman and Arabian Sea for continuous surveillance, amid a broader increase in attacks on commercial shipping.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard stated a UAE-owned, Singapore-flagged container vessel with 2,500 boxes hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz on Oct. 14, burned, and sank. It claimed the route was unlawful and unsafe. The ship was identified as GFS PRIDE. A maritime warning placed the incident about one nautical mile east of Ras Makhbuq, Oman. UKMTO separately described two projectile strikes on container ships, one inbound and one outbound, each causing minor damage and no injuries.

Maybe second paragraph: Iran's regular navy had announced deployments east of the strait and in the Sea of Oman and Arabian Sea for continuous surveillance, urging ships to keep electronic equipment on and coordinate transit with Iranian forces. Reuters reported at least five commercial-vessel incidents around Hormuz in 48 hours, the highest since the war began, while some oil still moved and U.S. forces guided vessels off Oman. That's under 120? Let's count. First paragraph: Iran's(1) Revolutionary(2) Guard(3) stated(4) a(5) UAE-owned(6), Singapore-flagged(7) container(8) vessel(9) with(10) 2,500(11) boxes(12) hit(13) a(14) mine(15) in(16) the(17) Strait(18) of(19) Hormuz(20) on(21) Oct.(22) 14(23), burned(24), and(25) sank(26). It(27) claimed(28) the(29) route(30) was(31) unlawful(32) and(33) unsafe(34). The(35) ship(36) was(37) identified(38) as(39) GFS(40) PRIDE(41). A(42) maritime(43) warning(44) placed(45) the(46) incident(47) about(48) one(49) nautical(50) mile(51) east(52) of(53) Ras(5

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