File photo. [Reuters]
An Indian crew member is still missing after a Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and a search operation is underway to find him, Cyprus’ Deputy Ministry of Shipping has said.
Cypriot authorities said the vessel, the GFS Galaxy, was struck by an “unidentified projectile” while transiting the waterway early on Sunday.
The crew abandoned the ship on a lifeboat and 23 crew members were later rescued by the Oman Navy, the Deputy Ministry of Shipping said.
An Indian crew member, identified as holding the rank of third engineer, was still missing, it said.
