Surprising sight in Hormuz: Iranians went hunting for iPhones instead of fish in the sea!

This time, fishermen on the Persian Gulf coast of Iran went hunting for iPhones and luxury perfumes instead of fish. After the Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz on October 14, the cargo scattered into the sea attracted hundreds of Iranians to the region.

According to the British newspaper The Telegraph, fishermen who set out to sea with small boats and rescue boats started collecting iPhones, French perfumes and various commercial products from containers drifting on the water surface.

Images published on social media showed dozens of boats navigating between partially submerged containers and fishermen removing the boxes from the waves.

In another image, it was noted that a small boat was trying to pull a large cargo container with a rope.

MOBILE PHONE HUNT AT SEA

Fishermen on Iran's Gulf coast normally set out to sea at sunrise, accompanied by bandari music, known for the drum and hand clapping rhythms specific to the region.

However, this week the fishermen's goal has completely changed.

In a video shared on social media, the following words of a person on the boat were heard:

We are heading towards the Strait of Hormuz. We heard that a container ship sank. We are also going to collect iPhones and perfume.

Images from the region revealed that many fishermen were competing to collect commercial cargo scattered into the sea.

IT WAS CARRYING A LOT OF CONTAINERS

The Singapore-flagged GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz after a fire broke out on October 14.

While Singapore authorities announced that the fire caused the ship to sink, they reported that all 21 crew members were evacuated without injury.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed that the ship entered an unauthorized and dangerous route, then hit a sea mine and caught fire.

According to Iranian authorities, the ship was carrying more than 2,500 containers when it sank.

The Revolutionary Guards stated that containers drifting on the sea surface pose a danger to navigational safety and warned fishermen in the region to be careful.

WHAT SHIP IS THIS SINKING?

Although Iran reportedly attacked many merchant ships after the war began in late February, very few of them were sunk.

GFS Pride became the second ship to sink within 24 hours and the third since the beginning of the war.

The ship named Cape Dao, previously flagged by Antigua and Barbuda, sank after an attack on September 23.

In recent days, the frequency of attacks on ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz has reached its highest level since the beginning of the war.