Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey said the Russian-flagged Zhibek Zholy cargo ship was impounded by Turkish customs authorities.

A United Arab Emirates cargo ship transporting cars has sunk 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Iran’s Assaluyeh Port in the Persian Gulf, with Iranian rescuers attempting to account for all of its 30 crew members.

More than two dozen container ships appear to be stuck at sea miles off the south shore of Long Island, New York.

An Israeli cargo ship has reportedly been attacked by an “unknown weapon” in the Indian Ocean.

A group of pro-Palestine activists in Canada have prevented an Israeli cargo ship from docking at the Port of Prince Rupert in protest at the latest Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

A coastal oceanography professor says a sunken cargo ship off the west coast of Sri Lanka marks the country's worst man-made environmental disaster. 

Iran says one of its cargo ships has been targeted by a terrorist attack in the Mediterranean Sea.

The vessel’s hull sustained slight damage, but those aboard were unharmed.

An American expert says the Israeli regime is hyping up what Tel Aviv calls as the “Iran threat” in order to sustain military aid from the US.

Hebrew-language media reports reveal that the owner of the stricken Israeli-owned ship MV Helios Ray is close to the head of Israel’s spy agency, Yossi Cohen.