Reference

Notable Vessel Incidents

Detailed accounts of significant maritime incidents that shaped the current security environment in Gulf chokepoints.

MSC Aries

IRGCN helicopter commandos seize container ship in Strait of Hormuz

Portugal · Container ship

First commercial vessel sunk in Red Sea by Houthi anti-ship missile

Belize · Bulk carrier

Houthis seize Israeli-linked car carrier — first vessel captured in Red Sea crisis

Bahamas · Car carrier (PCTC)

Three crew killed — first fatalities in Red Sea shipping crisis

Barbados · Bulk carrier

IRGCN seizes British tanker in retaliation for Gibraltar Grace 1 detention

United Kingdom · Oil tanker

VLCC set ablaze and abandoned — drifts for weeks in Red Sea

Marshall Islands / Greece · VLCC crude oil tanker

Drone attack kills British security guard and Romanian captain — attributed to Iran

Liberia · Oil tanker