Hormuz21 crew fled the sinking GFS Pride.
The UK maritime centre rates the threat severe as tracking shows single-digit traffic each way.
Projectiles of unknown origin hit 4 tankers and 4 container ships on 11 and 13 October, it said.
Iran’s Guard Corps says a mine sank the ship, but security firm Marisks found no independent evidence.
Polymarket traders put 94% on no Hormuz agreement by 2 November, as of 15 October.
How each outlet framed it
- Middle East Eye leans critical
- cites UKMTO's 149 incidents since 1 March and warns AIS-on ships face diversion toward Iranian-controlled routes
- Dawn
- adds Cape Dao, sunk weeks after a 23 Sept strike that killed one crew, per IMO data; manager unreachable
- The National leans critical
- pairs the sinking with viral footage of boats salvaging cargo and sellers hawking goods, plus Iran's paid transit toll
Sources: Middle East Eye, Dawn, The National