印度船只在阿曼附近沉没；伊朗突击队在阿联酋外海扣押船只

印度船只在阿曼附近沉没；伊朗突击队在阿联酋外海扣押船只
Indian Ship Sunk Near Oman; Iranian Commandos Seize Vessel Off UAE

原始链接: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iranian-commandos-board-seize-honduras-flagged-ship-uae

波斯湾和霍尔木兹海峡的两起重大海上事件导致局势升级。据报道，印度货船“MSV HAJI ALI”号在关闭追踪系统航行时，于阿曼附近疑似遭到无人机袭击后沉没；所幸所有船员均已获救。此外，一艘悬挂洪都拉斯国旗的渔业调查船“惠川”号在阿联酋海岸附近锚泊时，被疑似伊朗军队的未经授权人员登船并扣押。这些事件凸显了小型商船在地区“影子战争”中日益脆弱的处境。尽管德黑兰继续宣称对这一战略水道拥有控制权——据报道允许部分中国船只通行，同时对其他国际航运施加压力——但局势依然动荡。随着外交努力陷入僵局，双方似乎都陷入了消耗战策略，试图通过经济和军事压力迫使对方在这一高风险对峙中让步。

原文

Summary:

Indian Cargo Ship Sinks Near Oman

Maritime data company Windward revealed on X:

Indian cargo vessel sunk by suspected drone attack off Oman The MSV HAJI ALI (MMSI: 419908021) has gone down in the Strait of Hormuz region. The 57m vessel was running dark (AIS disabled) at the time of the incident.

The ship had recently transited from Somalia. All crew members have been successfully rescued. No fatalities reported. Note: As a vessel under 500 GT, it does not have a formal IMO number.

This incident highlights the escalating risks for smaller commercial vessels operating in regional chokepoints. While attention is often on large tankers, small tonnage like the Haji Ali is increasingly exposed in this shadow war.

Iranian Commandos Board & Seize Honduras-Flagged Ship Off UAE

It appears the Iranians have boarded and seized another ship in the Persian Gulf region - this time as the vessel was anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, and while it was reportedly en route to Iranian territorial waters.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Thursday that the vessel was seized by "unauthorized personnel", with the initial incident being reported about 38 nautical miles northeast of the UAE port of Fujairah.

The agency said the ship's company security officer reported that "the vessel has been taken by unauthorized personnel while at anchor and is now bound for Iranian Territorial Waters."

UKMTO said it is seeking more information incident and urgently advised vessels operating in the area to report any suspicious activity. While the agency did not immediately identify the vessel, Reuters in follow up interestingly described that is a mere fishery research vessel. According to the report:

A vessel was boarded by unauthorized personnel on Thursday while at anchor northeast of the ‌United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah and was heading towards Iranian territorial waters, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said.

Two maritime security sources said the ship was believed to be the Honduras-flagged Hui Chuan fishery research vessel.

Ship tracking data on the MarineTraffic platform indicates vessel ⁠was last seen in the Gulf of ‌Oman, just within Iran's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on ⁠May 12; however, an EEZ can still be considered international waters - though the Iranians are apparently not interpreting it that way.

In the face of the ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports, Tehran is seeking to assert its geographic and military leverage, enforcing an 'Iranian protocol' over the vital Strait of Hormuz oil and goods shipping waterway.

This week has seen Iran begin to let more Chinese vessels through, at the request of Beijing, and reportedly without imposing tolls either.

Bloomberg freshly reports Thursday of 30 Chinese ships, "The vessels were allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz with the coordination of the Iranian authorities and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ navy, state TV reports, citing an IRGC naval official."

Diplomacy has taken a back seat at the moment, as each warring side seeks to 'wait out' the other in hopes that enough economic pain can be imposed to 'cry uncle' - as President Trump himself has recently expressed.