Disputed · Strait of Hormuz, Iran (approximate) ·
A container ship reported as GFS Pride (also spelled GPS Pride) sank in the southern Strait of Hormuz on 14 October, according to several OSINT accounts and The Jerusalem Post citing sources. The IRGC Navy says the ship hit a sea mine, caught fire and sank, and that it carried more than 2,500 containers, while OSINTWarfare says the IRGC Navy targeted it and Rerum Novarum says it was hit by projectiles. UKMTO and Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority separately reported projectile hits on container and tanker ships in the Strait without naming this vessel.
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Verification
Disputed: 9 independent sources.
Sources disagree on:
- Cause: the IRGC Navy and Iranian outlets (Tasnim, Spectrum News, The Independent, KTVN, myMotherLode, Killeen Daily Herald) say a sea mine, while JPost sources, Rerum Novarum (citing Reuters) and OSINTdefender (citing The Washington Post) say a projectile or an Iranian attack.
- Attacker: OSINTWarfare says the IRGC Navy struck the ship, which conflicts with the IRGC's own account of a mine; Rerum Novarum relays that Iranian authorities say the ship transited without authorisation and struck a mine.
- Timing: OSINTdefender (citing The Washington Post) says the ship was attacked on Tuesday 13 October, while the IRGC and MenchOsint describe it sinking the morning of 14 October.
- Vessel identity: MenchOsint and JPost say GFS Pride, Rerum Novarum and Middle East Spectator say GPS Pride; MenchOsint says UAE-owned with AIS off for 10 days, while OSINTdefender says Singapore-registered.
- Vessel description: the IRGC and MenchOsint say container ship, Iranian outlets via Spectrum News say cargo ship, and KTVN and Killeen Daily Herald say unidentified ship.
- Crew: only OSINTdefender (citing The Washington Post and Singapore's port authority) says all crew were evacuated with no injuries; no other source gives crew status or casualties.
- Scale: Singapore's authority says two container ships were hit over two days and UKMTO says a tanker and a container ship were hit on Tuesday, but neither names this vessel, so it is unclear whether it is one of them.
Details by origin
Each detail, with the independent origins that reported it. An origin is the outlet or channel where a claim first appeared; reposts count once. A row counts no more independent origins than the event does above; where it lists more, it says so. This counts reports: it is not a measure of accuracy, and it does not change the event's status. "Reports differ" means two origins gave values that cannot both be true; it is about that detail, not about whether the incident happened.
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Naval incident | Drop Site News; Financial Times (via Middle East Eye); Al-Monitor; Iran International (English); IRGC (via @MenchOsint (X), Tasnim News (Telegram), The Independent); Iran (via KTVN, Spectrum News, The Killeen Daily Herald); Reuters (via Rerum Novarum // Intel); The Jerusalem Post; Middle East Spectator (MES); Washington Post (via OSINTdefender (X)); @OSINTWarfare (X); Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (via @ME_Observer_ (X)) | 12 origins listed, counted as 9, not corroborated; limited by the event's status |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz | Financial Times (via Middle East Eye); Al-Monitor; Iran International (English); IRGC (via @MenchOsint (X), Tasnim News (Telegram), The Independent); Iran (via KTVN, Spectrum News, The Killeen Daily Herald); Reuters (via Rerum Novarum // Intel); The Jerusalem Post; Middle East Spectator (MES); Washington Post (via OSINTdefender (X)); @OSINTWarfare (X); Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (via @ME_Observer_ (X)) | 11 origins listed, counted as 9, not corroborated; limited by the event's status |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz, Iran | Drop Site News | One origin |
| Time | 13 Oct (local date) | Financial Times (via Middle East Eye) | One origin |
| Time | 14 Oct, about 05:00 UTC | IRGC (via @MenchOsint (X), Tasnim News (Telegram), The Independent) | One origin, unverified |
| Who did it | Iran (same side as another named) | Drop Site News; Financial Times (via Middle East Eye); Al-Monitor; Iran (via KTVN, Spectrum News, The Killeen Daily Herald); Middle East Spectator (MES); Washington Post (via OSINTdefender (X)) | 6 origins, not corroborated; limited by the event's status |
| Who did it | IRGC Navy (same side as another named) | @OSINTWarfare (X) | One origin |
| Who did it | naval mine | Iran (via KTVN, Spectrum News, The Killeen Daily Herald) | One origin |
| Target | tanker and container ship | Drop Site News; Financial Times (via Middle East Eye); IRGC (via @MenchOsint (X), Tasnim News (Telegram), The Independent); Iran (via KTVN, Spectrum News, The Killeen Daily Herald); Middle East Spectator (MES); @OSINTWarfare (X); Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (via @ME_Observer_ (X)) | 7 origins, not corroborated; limited by the event's status |
| Target | GFS Pride | IRGC (via @MenchOsint (X), Tasnim News (Telegram), The Independent); Reuters (via Rerum Novarum // Intel); The Jerusalem Post; Washington Post (via OSINTdefender (X)) | 4 origins, not corroborated; limited by the event's status |
This table may include reports the automated review judged to be about another incident.
No detail reads as corroborated while the event itself does not.
The disagreements listed under Verification are written by the automated review; this table is computed by rules, so the two lists can differ.
Sources
- Drop Site News,
- Middle East Eye,
- Al-Monitor,
- @OSINTWarfare (X),
- Iran International (English),
- Middle East Eye,
- Tasnim News (Telegram),
- @MenchOsint (X),
- @OSINTWarfare (X),
- The Independent,
- @MenchOsint (X),
- KTVN,
- The Killeen Daily Herald,
- Rerum Novarum // Intel,
- myMotherLode.com,
- Spectrum News,
- Spectrum News,
- Spectrum News,
- Spectrum News,
- The Jerusalem Post,
- Middle East Spectator (MES),
- @ME_Observer_ (X),
- OSINTdefender (X),
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