No sign of three missing Thai crew after search of projectile-hit Precious bulker

Three seafarers remain missing after a Precious Shipping bulk carrier was struck by two projectiles of unknown origin while she was transiting through the Strait of Hormuz at approximately 08:15 hours (local time) on March 11.

A specialist search team boarded the Thai-flagged vessel Mayuree Naree of the company’s Thai subsidiary, Precious Flowers Limited, after receiving the necessary permissions from the relevant local authorities to conduct a search operation in the areas where the three missing crew members were last believed to be located.

Precious Shipping Public Company Limited said the search was carried out under challenging conditions, including the presence of fire damage, residual smoke, and flooding in the engine room, and all accessible areas were examined to the extent possible.

“Despite