The Thai-flagged freighter Mayurinari, struck in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, drifted for about 15 days before running aground. Three crew members remain missing and unaccounted for.
Bloomberg and other outlets reported that Iran’s state broadcaster said on March 27 (local time) the Mayurinari was found aground off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Search operations for the three missing crew members are ongoing. Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said an Oman–Iran joint rescue team reached the ship and has been conducting searches.
On March 11 the vessel departed Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates and, while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, came under a missile attack attributed to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). An explosion at the stern later sparked a fire in the engine room.
Tasnim News reported the Thai ship ran aground after being struck by multiple unidentified missiles. The vessel had 23 Thai crew members aboard; rescuers recovered 20, while three remain missing.
The Mayurinari was not the only vessel damaged amid what regional media described as a series of attacks. NHK and other outlets reported that the MOL-operated freighter One Majesty, operating in the inner Persian Gulf that day, sustained hull damage in an unexplained incident.
Separately, the Marshall Islands–flagged vessel Starguines suffered partial hull damage northwest of Dubai after an attack. That same day, two foreign tankers anchored in Iraqi waters were also struck. Iraqi port authorities said an unidentified attack at Basra port caused fires aboard the two tankers and that they rescued 25 crew members.
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