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Iran's Guards report 2,500-container ship sank in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Guards report 2,500-container ship sank in Strait of Hormuz

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Iran's Guards reported that the vessel, transporting over 2,500 containers, sank following a fire in the southern Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported on Wednesday that the vessel had tried to use a route the Guards called unauthorised and dangerous. The Guards, Iran's elite armed force, warned local boats and fishermen to take care.

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