Chinese-Owned Vessel Attempting To Transit Hormuz Makes U-Turn After Iranian Attack On Ship | Video

Last Updated:March 12, 2026, 00:38 IST

The China-flagged Hailan Journey carrier was attempting to run through the Strait of Hormuz before making an abrupt U-turn due to Iranian attacks.

A Chinese-owned cargo ship attempting to transit through the Strait of Hormuz made an abrupt U-turn and turned back towards the UAE coast after an Iranian projectile struck a Thai-flagged ship in front of it, according to ship-tracking data.

According to the ship tracking platform Marine Traffic, the China-flagged Hailan Journey carrier was attempting to run through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been virtually shut since the US-Israeli war against Iran on February 28. The ship’s signal indicated that it had a Chinese owner and crew.

At 6:58 am (local time) on March 11, the vessel abruptly diverted from its course and made a U-turn back towards the UAE coast. This manoeuvre came less than two hours after Iran attacked the Thai-flagged ship Mayuree Naree, which was reportedly damaged about 11 nautical miles north of Oman.

The Thai-flagged vessel had departed Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates and was en route to Kandla port in Gujarat when it was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the narrow Gulf shipping lane, triggering an emergency rescue operation.

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Earlier, the Japan-flagged container ship ONE Majesty, which was en route to Gujarat’s Mundra Port in India, sustained minor damage from a projectile near Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE, Marine Traffic reported. The Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Star Gwyneth was also hit by a projectile roughly 50 nautical miles northwest of Dubai, damaging the vessel’s hull.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday said it has struck two ships in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz today, as the ongoing war in West Asia has disrupted one of the world’s most crucial energy chokepoints and rattled consumers and businesses.

The IRGC announced on Telegram that it had fired at the Liberian-flagged Express Rome and the Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree, saying that both vessels ignored warnings and threats from the IRGC Navy and set off in the strait.

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Shipping broadly has stopped in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil and natural gas traded passes, and up to 30% of world fertiliser exports. Iran has vowed to attack ships passing through the strait, and the US has threatened to take control of the waterway.

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