The Strait of Hormuz Disaster Retains Getting Worse
The Thai cargo ship Mayuree Naree after it was struck and set ablaze within the Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
Photograph: Royal Thai Navy/AP Photograph
In line with the U.Ok. Navy, two projectiles reportedly struck the Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree off the coast of Oman, setting the ship on hearth and forcing a minimum of 20 crewmembers to evacuate. Three crewmembers had been reported lacking by a Thai maritime official. Iran’s IRGC Navy later confirmed that it had fired on the ship after it ignored warnings to not traverse the strait.
One other industrial vessel, the Star Gwyneth, suffered restricted hull injury when it “was hit by a projectile above the waterline,” in response to a press release from the vessel’s proprietor, Star Bulk Carriers.
And a 3rd vessel, the One Majesty container ship, suffered minor injury from a projectile when it was some 50 nautical miles off the coast of Dubai.
The obvious strikes had a right away impact:
As of March 12, there have been a minimum of 16 confirmed assaults on vessels within the area, which have killed a minimum of eight folks. About 20,000 folks stay stranded aboard ships within the Persian Gulf because of the conflict.
