Thousands of iPhones and perfume bottles end up floating in Hormuz after the sinking of a cargo ship

The Strait of Hormuz has been one of the hot spots on the planet since the beginning of the conflict, now attenuated, between the US and Iran. Incidents with ships are constantly being recorded in the area, and in one of the recent ones, a peculiar event has occurred: thousands of latest generation iPhone phones have ended up floating in the waters of the strait and even reaching the coast.

On social networks you can see numerous videos in which Iranian citizens are seen 'fishing' for valuable phones, some even on the shore of the beach.

As reported by the Daily Mirror, the shipment, which also consisted of perfumes, was on board a container ship flying the Singapore flag and owned by the United Arab Emirates, which ended up sunk due to the impact of a mine.

The GFS Pride container ship was carrying goods from Dubai. All 21 crew members on board were evacuated safely, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

For its part, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the cargo ship sank after hitting a naval mine while navigating what it described as an unauthorized route through the strait.