According to the Daily Telegraph's report on October 16, on October 14, a container ship named ‘GFS Pride’ flying the Singapore flag caught fire and sank in the Hormuz Strait, with a large amount of cargo scattered on the water surface.
Local Iranian fishermen used small boats to salvage new iPhone devices, French perfume products, and other items scattered from the sunken ship.
Singapore reported that after the cargo ship caught fire and sank, all 21 crew members were rescued, with no injuries reported.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed that the ship accidentally entered an unauthorized dangerous route, encountered a mine, and caught fire. The ship carried more than 2,500 containers.
