{"id":18840,"date":"2026-08-04T10:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/greek-interest-cargo-ship-hit-by-missile-in-strait-of-hormuz-one-sailor-missing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:50:46","slug":"greek-interest-cargo-ship-hit-by-missile-in-strait-of-hormuz-one-sailor-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/greek-interest-cargo-ship-hit-by-missile-in-strait-of-hormuz-one-sailor-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek-Interest Cargo Ship Hit by Missile in Strait of Hormuz \u2013 One Sailor Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"h-a-cargo-ship-of-greek-interests-was-damaged-in-a-missile-attack-near-the-entrance-to-the-strait-of-hormuz-on-tuesday-4-august-2026-one-sailor-is-missing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A cargo ship of Greek interests was damaged in a missile attack near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, 4 August 2026. One sailor is missing.<\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Liberian-flagged vessel was sailing on the Omani side of the strait when a missile struck its engine room, triggering a fire. The incident took place approximately 20 nautical miles (37 kilometres) from the coastal city of Al Khasab in Oman.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UKMTO WARNING 104-26     <\/p>\n<p>Click here to view the full product<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2935.png\" alt=\"\u2935\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YeKyizmufu\">https:\/\/t.co\/YeKyizmufu<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MaritimeSecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MaritimeSecurity<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MarSec?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarSec<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oeaeGR2ENg\">pic.twitter.com\/oeaeGR2ENg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UKMTO Operations Centre (@UK_MTO) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UK_MTO\/status\/2084425228793401786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial reports from the British Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and the shipping publication Tradewinds confirmed the attack. No further details have been released regarding the identity of the missing crew member or the current status of the vessel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2domain-0426 greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-2362617590\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident adds to growing concerns over navigation safety in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world\u2019s most strategically important maritime routes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2after-post greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-22741184147\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post Greek-Interest Cargo Ship Hit by Missile in Strait of Hormuz \u2013 One Sailor Missing appeared first on Greek City Times.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/04\/greek-interest-cargo-ship-missile-strait-of-hormuz-sailor-missing\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cargo ship of Greek interests was damaged in a missile attack near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, 4 August 2026. 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