18.10.2026 10:12
Following the sinking of a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz in Iran, interesting images emerged. Iranian fishermen rushed to the area with their boats to collect iPhones, luxury perfumes, and valuable products scattered into the sea. Moments of the fishermen moving among the containers and collecting the products were captured on camera.
Hundreds of fishermen in Iran rushed to the Strait of Hormuz with their boats to collect iPhones, French perfumes and valuable products that spilled into the sea from a sunken container ship. Moments of fishermen navigating among containers in the middle of the sea and collecting boxes were captured on camera.
THEY WENT TO COLLECT IPHONES INSTEAD OF FISH
After the Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz on October 14, interesting images emerged in the region.
With the containers carried by the ship spilling into the sea, hundreds of Iranian fishermen headed to the area with small boats and rescue boats.
Fishermen began collecting latest-model iPhone boxes, luxury French perfumes and various commercial products among the containers drifting on the water surface.
THEY ALMOST RACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA
In images shared on social media, dozens of boats were seen moving among the containers scattered into the sea, and fishermen taking boxes on the water into their boats.
In another image, a small boat trying to tow a large cargo container with a rope drew attention.
A person who set out to sea by boat was heard saying that they had learned about the sunken ship and were going to the Strait of Hormuz to collect iPhones and perfume.
21 PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE RESCUED
The Singapore-flagged ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz on October 14 after a fire broke out.
Singapore authorities announced that all 21 crew members on board were evacuated without injury.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards, meanwhile, claimed that the ship caught fire after hitting a sea mine after entering a dangerous route.
IT WAS CARRYING MORE THAN 2,500 CONTAINERS
According to a statement by Iranian authorities, the ship was carrying more than 2,500 containers when it sank.
The Revolutionary Guards warned fishermen to be careful, stating that containers drifting on the sea surface posed a danger to ship traffic.
On the other hand, the incident in the Strait of Hormuz once again brought to the agenda the security risks facing maritime transport in the region.