Sunday, 27 September 2026, 04:06:23 AM
Seafarer dead in attack on UAE-managed bulker
Large bulk ship at sea

Seafarer dead in attack on UAE-managed bulker

The Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Cape Dao was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on 23 September at 06:30 hrs UTC.     The vessel was on fire and adrift following the attack and according to maritime security firm Vanguard Tech one seafarer died in the attack and a least one other was described as a casualty.    According to Pole Star Global’s PurpleTrac database the 191,074 dwt Cape Dao is managed and operated by Peonies Shipmanagement in the UAE, and its beneficial owner is unknown.   It is the third reported attack in the Strait of Hormuz this week following a strike on the tanker LR Stephanie on 21 September and the ADNOC L&S LPG tanker Al Maryah which was hit by a drone on 20 September.

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