A cargo ship was attacked and exploded in the Persian Gulf.
Xinhua News Agency, London, June 1 (Reporter Gao Wencheng) - The UK Maritime Trade Operations Office reported on June 1 that a cargo ship was struck by an unidentified projectile and exploded violently while navigating in the Persian Gulf near the southern waters of Iraq.
According to the report, the cargo ship was sailing in the Persian Gulf when its starboard side was hit by an unidentified projectile, resulting in a violent explosion. No environmental pollution or other environmental impacts have been detected from the incident so far. The report did not specify the name, nationality, or casualty status of the attacked vessel.
Attached images in the report show that the incident occurred approximately 40 nautical miles southeast of the Umm Qasr port in southern Iraq, near the maritime boundary between Iraq and Kuwait, an important shipping area connecting Iraqi ports with the main shipping channel of the Persian Gulf.
A cargo ship was struck by an unidentified projectile and exploded in the Persian Gulf near southern Iraq on June 1. The incident did not result in environmental pollution or other impacts. Specific details about the ship and crew were not disclosed.
- A cargo ship was hit by an unidentified projectile in the Persian Gulf.
- The incident occurred near the southern waters of Iraq.
- The ship exploded after being struck.
- No environmental pollution or other impacts were reported.
- Details about the ship's name, nationality, and crew casualties were not provided.