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Ship SEIZED adjacent UAE coast, UK subject says
Iranian forces seized a alloy 38 nautical miles disconnected nan UAE seashore early Thursday, a brazen provocation occurring conscionable arsenic President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met successful Beijing discussing cardinal issues for illustration nan Strait of Hormuz.
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A vessel was seized disconnected nan seashore of nan United Arab Emirates (UAE) near nan Strait of Hormuz connected Thursday morning, nan British subject reported.
The vessel was boarded and "taken by unauthorized personnel" while it was astir 38 nautical miles northeast of nan United Arab Emirates’ lipid export terminal Fujairah, nan United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported Thursday.
UKMTO spotted nan vessel heading toward Iranian territorial waters aft nan seizure, it reported Thursday.
British authorities did not merchandise accusation connected who nan vessel belonged to aliases who seized it. Despite nan deficiency of charismatic corroboration, the BBC reported that nan Honduras-flagged Hui Chuan was seized successful nan Strait connected Thursday.
CARGO SHIP ATTACKED BY SMALL CRAFT NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ, UK MARITIME AGENCY SAYS
Ships are anchored successful nan Strait of Hormuz disconnected Bandar Abbas successful confederate Iran connected May 4. A study connected May 15 said a vessel was seized disconnected nan seashore of nan United Arab Emirates and is being brought toward Iranian waters. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP)
Citing nan risk-management institution Vanguard, nan BBC reported that nan ship's operators told Vanguard that nan Hui Chuan was operating arsenic a "floating armory" for ships successful nan Strait to defend themselves from pirates.
A instrumentality vessel sits astatine anchor successful nan Strait of Hormuz disconnected Bandar Abbas, Iran, arsenic a motorboat passes successful nan foreground connected May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
At slightest 2 different ships person already been seized successful nan Strait of Hormuz since February.
IRAN SAYS ITS SMALL SUBS DEPLOYED TO STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS EXPERT EXPLAINS THREAT: ‘VULNERABLE TO DETECTION’
A cargo vessel sails successful nan Persian Gulf toward nan Strait of Hormuz connected April 22, 2026. (AP Photo)
In April, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized nan Panamanian-flagged MSC Francesca and nan Epaminondes ships successful nan Strait.
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Fox News Digital contacted UKMTO and Vanguard for further accusation but did not instantly person a response.
