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Four of the ships were tankers carrying crude oil or chemicals, with the majority of the rest bulk carriers, a kind of merchant ship carrying dry cargo.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
The site contains remains from multiple vessels, suggesting a history of merchant ships that likely foundered in the same treacherous area while approaching the shore.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Iran responded by attacking neutral merchant ships transporting supplies and arms to Iraq, much of those via Kuwait at the northern end of the Persian Gulf.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
At least three merchant ships — two cargo ships and a tanker — were hit by projectiles near the strait Wednesday morning, according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
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Nbc News, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
The site contains remains from multiple vessels, suggesting a history of merchant ships that likely foundered in the same treacherous area while approaching the shore.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Iran responded by attacking neutral merchant ships transporting supplies and arms to Iraq, much of those via Kuwait at the northern end of the Persian Gulf.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
At least three merchant ships — two cargo ships and a tanker — were hit by projectiles near the strait Wednesday morning, according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20ship. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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