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
MV Rubymar
First commercial vessel sunk in Red Sea by Houthi anti-ship missile
Belize · Bulk carrier
Galaxy Leader
Houthis seize Israeli-linked car carrier — first vessel captured in Red Sea crisis
Bahamas · Car carrier (PCTC)
True Confidence
Three crew killed — first fatalities in Red Sea shipping crisis
Barbados · Bulk carrier
Stena Impero
IRGCN seizes British tanker in retaliation for Gibraltar Grace 1 detention
United Kingdom · Oil tanker
Sounion
VLCC set ablaze and abandoned — drifts for weeks in Red Sea
Marshall Islands / Greece · VLCC crude oil tanker
Mercer Street
Drone attack kills British security guard and Romanian captain — attributed to Iran
Liberia · Oil tanker