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In the Strait of Hormuz, the giant container ship GPS Pride sank; it was carrying more than 2500 containers
The Iranian Coast Guard said the container ship, carrying more than 2500 containers, sank in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine while attempting to navigate an "unauthorized and dangerous" route.
As a result of the mine blast and a severe fire, the vessel sank on Wednesday morning.
Local vessels and fishermen were warned to exercise extreme caution in the area because floating containers pose a navigational hazard.
To give a sense of the scale: 2500 containers is roughly 20–25 full-length freight trains, each made up of 60 flatcars, with two containers carried on each flatcar.
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