India Condemns Attack on Thai Cargo Ship in Hormuz, Two More Vessels Targeted

India on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) condemned the attack on a Thai cargo ship in the Hormuz Strait in which three crew members were missing after a fire broke out on the ship.

The Thai vessel, Mayuree Naree, was bound for Gujarat’s Kandal port when it came under an attack, using “two projectiles of unknown origin” in the Hormuz Strait.

Ministry of External Affairs said, “India deplores” the targeting of commercial ships in the ongoing West Asian conflict. In the attack on the Thai-flagged bulk carrier, its engine room was damaged, according to the operator Precious Shipping.

“Three crew members are reported missing and believed to be trapped in the engine room,” Precious Shipping was quoted as saying by a global news agency.

Later, Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for the attack on the Thai-flagged vessel, saying they struck Mayuree Naree in the Hormuz Strait.

“India deplores the fact that commercial shipping is being made a target of military attacks in the ongoing conflict in West Asia,” the Indian MEA said in its statement.

“Precious lives, including those of Indian citizens, have already been lost in multiple such attacks in the earlier phase of this conflict, and the intensity and lethality of the attacks only seem to be increasing,” it said, adding that targeting commercial ships and endangering the lives of civilian crew members should be avoided.

The Thai-registered vessel had departed Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates and was transiting the narrow maritime corridor when projectiles fired by the IRGC hit it.


The Royal Thai Navy said heavy smoke was seen billowing from the vessel’s hull and superstructure of the 178-metre bulk carrier with a displacement of about 30,000 tonnes.

While three of the crew members were missing after the attack, 20 others were rescued from the waters near the abandoned vessel.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said the incident took place 11 nautical miles off Oman. UKMTO called on vessels to transit the region “with caution” while authorities investigate the incident.

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have said they had “complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial chokepoint into the Gulf and one of the world’s most vital shipping routes for energy.

Two other cargo vessels, too, were hit by projectiles of unknown origin in the Hormuz Strait, the maritime agency said.

The second vessel was a Japanese-flagged container ship that was struck 25 nautical miles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, sustaining minor damage. The third cargo vessel was hit about 50 nautical miles north-west of Dubai.

Following the attacks, Tehran’s spokesman, Ebrahim Zolfaqari, said: “Get ready for the oil barrel to be at $200 because the oil price depends on the regional stability which you have destabilized”. There have been 13 suspected Iranian attacks on vessels operating around the Gulf since the war began.