{"id":2578585,"date":"2026-03-11T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-cargo-ships-damaged-by-projectiles-in-strait-of-hormuz-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:15:47","slug":"three-cargo-ships-damaged-by-projectiles-in-strait-of-hormuz-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-cargo-ships-damaged-by-projectiles-in-strait-of-hormuz-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Three cargo ships damaged by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthree-cargo-ships-damaged-by-projectiles-in-strait-of-hormuz-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Three cargo ships were damaged by unspecified projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime trade Operations, threatening the safety of one of the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-china-setting-the-table-for-war-washington-must-act-with-urgency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Is China setting the table for war? Washington must act with urgency - Washington Examiner\">key shipping lanes<\/a>. The Thai-flagged container ship Mayuree Naree sustained a gaping hole and a fire; three crew members were missing and 20 others were rescued by the Omani navy, with the vessel en route from Dubai to India. The Japan-flagged One Majesty was hit north of Ras Al Khaimah,leaving a small hole but causing no casualties; it continued to a port under its own power. The Marshall Islands-flagged Star Gwyneth was also struck farther north of Dubai with no reported casualties. Iran\u2019s military command warned the attacks were just the beginning and pledged that not a single liter of oil would pass through the strait,signaling possible further disruption to ships in the area and a potential spike in oil prices,possibly up to around $200 per barrel depending on regional stability. The episode followed remarks by former President Trump claiming Iran\u2019s defeat and promising U.S. protection for the strait, with threats of a stronger response if Iran attacked shipping.the strikes risk choking Hormuz and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >triggering broader global economic repercussions<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Three cargo ships damaged by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2525050\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Three cargo ships in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486134\/trump-iran-twenty-times-harder-oil-strait-of-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> were damaged by what the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations called unspecified &ldquo;projectiles,&rdquo; <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">jeopardi<\/span>zing President&nbsp;Donald Trump&rsquo;s&nbsp;goal of preserving the shipping lane&rsquo;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>The strait was de facto closed the morning hostilities began on Feb. 28, with announcements declaring the waterway&rsquo;s closure from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4486775\/iran-irgc-degraded-united-states-israel-war\/\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> commanders shortly after. Ships began cautiously navigating the strait over the past few days as Iran&rsquo;s military capabilities have been degraded further. Iran apparently began firing on these ships on Wednesday, hitting and damaging three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4486775\/iran-irgc-degraded-united-states-israel-war\/\">Iran&#8217;s IRGC is down but not out &mdash; yet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4487594\/switzerland-bus-fire-police-investigation\/\">At least six dead in Switzerland bus fire as police investigate possible &#8216;voluntary act&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4486551\/europe-flails-response-iran-conflict-strait-of-hormuz\/\">Europe flails in response to Iran conflict as Strait of Hormuz closure threatens energy supply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Mina Al Fajer, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo\/Altaf Qadri)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ship that suffered the most damage was the Thai-flagged container ship <em>Mayuree Naree<\/em> &mdash; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sidhant\/status\/2031677430457638992?s=20\">pictures of the smoking vessel<\/a> showed a gaping hole along the waterline at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/misleading-list-claiming-to-show-project-2025-policy-positions\/\" title=\"Misleading list claiming to show Project 2025 policy positions\">ship&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s stern, with a fire visible inside. Three crew members were reported missing, while the remaining 20 were rescued and brought ashore by the Omani navy. It was struck 12 miles north of Oman, the closest of the three to Iran.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4485709\/israeli-military-iran-soldiers-commanders-killed-strikes\/\">ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS 1,900 IRANIAN SOLDIERS AND COMMANDERS KILLED BY STRIKES ALONE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shipping data showed the vessel had departed from Dubai and was headed to India.<\/p>\n<p>The Japan-flagged container ship <em>One Majesty<\/em> was hit 29 miles north of the United Arab Emirates port city of Ras Al Khaimah, the BBC reported, and was left with a 4-inch hole. No crew members were reported as casualties, and the ship was able to sail under its own power to a friendly port.<\/p>\n<p>The Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier <em>Star Gwyneth<\/em> was struck 57 miles north of Dubai and reported no casualties.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement from Tehran&rsquo;s Khatam al Anbiya military command headquarters, spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaqari <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/iran-says-oil-will-reach-200-barrel-warns-continuous-strikes-2026-03-11\/\">warned that the attacks<\/a> were only the beginning salvo of its retaliation, and that not &ldquo;even a single litre of oil&rdquo; would be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any vessel or tanker bound to them will be a legitimate target,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Get ready for the oil barrel to be at $200 because the oil price depends on the regional security which you have destabilised,&rdquo; Zolfaqari said.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed strikes on shipping through the strait came after Trump boasted of the complete defeat of Iran&rsquo;s military, questioning whether it had any way to retaliate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the war is very complete, pretty much,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-iran-cbs-news-the-war-is-very-complete-strait-hormuz\/\">told CBS News<\/a> earlier this week. Iran has &ldquo;no navy, no communications, they&rsquo;ve got no air force. Their missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you look, they have nothing left. There&rsquo;s nothing left in a military sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the United States &ldquo;could do a lot&rdquo; to protect the Strait of Hormuz, and threatened Iran over any attacks on shipping.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486134\/trump-iran-twenty-times-harder-oil-strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4486134\">TRUMP VOWS TO HIT IRAN &lsquo;TWENTY TIMES HARDER&rsquo; IF IT STOPS FLOW OF OIL IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve shot everything they have to shoot, and they better not try anything cute, or it&rsquo;s going to be the end of that country. &hellip; If they do anything bad, that would be the end of Iran, and you&rsquo;d never hear the name again,&rdquo; he threatened, saying the strait was now open but that he was still &ldquo;thinking about taking it over.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The three attacks are likely to halt shipping through the strait and could quickly manifest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-cargo-ships-damaged-by-projectiles-in-strait-of-hormuz\/\" title=\"Three ... by &#039;...&#039; in ... of ...\">global economic problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three ships hit by unknown projectiles in Hormuz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2578586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26070470164773.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75560,38830,75561,75562,57321],"class_list":["post-2578585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cargo-ships-2","tag-maritime-security","tag-naval-incident","tag-shipping-news","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26070470164773.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578585"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578589,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578585\/revisions\/2578589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}