Ship SEIZED near UAE coast, UK military says
Iranian forces seized a vessel 38 nautical miles off the UAE coast early Thursday, a brazen provocation occurring simply as President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Beijing discussing key points just like the Strait of Hormuz.
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A ship was seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday morning, the British navy reported.
The ship was boarded and “taken by unauthorized personnel” whereas it was roughly 38 nautical miles northeast of the United Arab Emirates’ oil export terminal Fujairah, the United Kingdom Maritime Commerce Operations (UKMTO) reported Thursday.
UKMTO noticed the ship heading towards Iranian territorial waters after the seizure, it reported Thursday.
British authorities didn’t launch info on who the ship belonged to or who seized it. Regardless of the shortage of official corroboration, the BBC reported that the Honduras-flagged Hui Chuan was seized in the Strait on Thursday.
CARGO SHIP ATTACKED BY SMALL CRAFT NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ, UK MARITIME AGENCY SAYS
Ships are anchored within the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on Might 4. A report on Might 15 stated a ship was seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and is being introduced towards Iranian waters. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP)
Citing the risk-management firm Vanguard, the BBC reported that the ship’s operators instructed Vanguard that the Hui Chuan was working as a “floating armory” for ships within the Strait to defend themselves from pirates.
A container ship sits at anchor within the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, as a motorboat passes within the foreground on Might 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA through AP)
At the very least two different ships have already been seized in the Strait of Hormuz since February.
A cargo ship sails within the Persian Gulf towards the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, 2026. (AP Picture)
In April, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized the Panamanian-flagged MSC Francesca and the Epaminondes ships within the Strait.
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Fox Information Digital contacted UKMTO and Vanguard for additional info however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
