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A vas was boarded by unauthorised unit connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) portion astatine anchor northeast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) larboard of Fujairah and was heading towards Iranian territorial waters, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said.
Two maritime information sources said the vessel was believed to beryllium the Honduras-flagged Hui Chuan fishery probe vessel.
At slightest 2 other vessels person been seized by Iran during the warfare that began erstwhile U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran connected (February 28, 2026).
The incidental happened 38 nautical miles (70 km) northeast of Fujairah, British navy bureau United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, citing a study received from the vessel’s information officer.
British maritime risk absorption radical Vanguard said it was reported astatine 0545 GMT connected Thursday (May 14, 2026).
“The institution information serviceman reported that the vas was taken by Iranian unit portion astatine anchor,” Vanguard said.
“The vas is reportedly bound for Iranian territorial waters,” it said, adding that interaction had been mislaid and the vas was nary longer transmitting its presumption done the Automated Identification System (AIS).
The vessel’s operator, listed connected shipping databases arsenic Marshall Islands-based SG Navigation, could not beryllium reached for comment.
The vas was past seen successful the Gulf of Oman, conscionable wrong Iran’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) connected Tuesday (May 14, 2026) , according to vessel tracking information connected the Marine Traffic platform.
An Exclusive Economic Zone EEZ extends up to 24 miles (38 km) from a country’s coast.
