FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin An Indian crew member remains missing after a Cyprus-flagged container ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on 12 July, prompting an ongoing search operation, according to Cyprus’ Deputy Ministry of Shipping. The vessel, the GFS Galaxy, was hit by an unidentified projectile while transiting the strategic waterway, triggering a renewed exchange of hostile fire between US and Iranian forces. The ship’s crew abandoned the vessel and evacuated to a lifeboat, with 23 crew members later rescued by the Oman Navy. RelatedNews Veson Nautical Mid-Year Report: Tanker and bulker recovery meets container challenges Iran reportedly rescues 23 crew after vessel collision var jnews_module_21378122_0_6a56362b20e23 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21378122","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2969,4346,281,251,2647","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"",