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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.
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Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Attacks on merchant ships near the strait have killed at least seven mariners, according to the International Maritime Organization.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
As far back as 1975, when President Gerald Ford rescued the SS Mayaguez, the merchant ship captured by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, presidents have acknowledged the law and dutifully reported their military actions to Congress.
—Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Under the cover of night on July 30, 1949, the Amethyst quenched all its lights on board and shadowed a passing Chinese merchant ship, the Kiangling Liberation, following it through the tricky shoals of the river.
—Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
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Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Attacks on merchant ships near the strait have killed at least seven mariners, according to the International Maritime Organization.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
As far back as 1975, when President Gerald Ford rescued the SS Mayaguez, the merchant ship captured by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, presidents have acknowledged the law and dutifully reported their military actions to Congress.
—Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Under the cover of night on July 30, 1949, the Amethyst quenched all its lights on board and shadowed a passing Chinese merchant ship, the Kiangling Liberation, following it through the tricky shoals of the river.
—Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20ship. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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