Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed the GFS Pride was using an "unauthorized and dangerous" route to enter the strait and cautioned nearby sailors to avoid floating containers. The ship was carrying 2,500+ containers at the time it sank. According to registration records, the vessel had been renamed and placed under a Singaporean flag in September 2020.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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UAE's GFS Pride Identified as Vessel Sunk by Iranian Mine
Commodities7 days ago
The shipping vessel sailing from Karachi, Pakistan, had disabled its tracking systems for 10 days before an explosion on Wednesday left three crew members injured. The merchant ship, identified as the UAE owned GFS Pride, sank south of the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine and catching fire. The Hormozgan Governorate confirmed that no deaths occurred, though it described the vessel's destruction as an attack.
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