·HSK 3

one (ship, vessel)
yī sōu
一艘
ship / vessel
chuánzhī
船只
at / in
zài
在
the UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Āliányù
阿联酋
offshore / near the coast
jìnhǎi
近海
passive marker (was)
bèi
被
to seize / to hijack
jiéchí
劫持
，
to head toward / to sail toward
shǐxiàng
驶向
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
waters / territorial waters
shuǐyù
水域
。

one (ship, vessel)

yī sōu

一艘

ship / vessel

chuánzhī

船只

at / in

zài

在

the UAE (United Arab Emirates)

Āliányù

阿联酋

Fujairah (UAE emirate)

Fùchá Yīlā

富查伊拉

nearby / in the vicinity of

fùjìn

附近

sea area / maritime zone

hǎiyù

海域

passive marker (was)

bèi

被

unknown / unidentified

bùmíng

不明

personnel / individuals

rényuán

人员

to seize / to hijack

jiéchí

劫持

，

afterward / subsequently

suíhòu

随后

to head toward / to sail toward

shǐxiàng

驶向

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

territorial waters

lǐnghǎi

领海

。

May 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM

May 14

5 yuè 14 rì

5月14日

，

the United Kingdom

Yīngguó

英国

maritime

hǎishì

海事

agency / institution

jīgòu

机构

to issue / to publish

fābù

发布

alert / warning

jǐngbào

警报

，

stating / saying

chēng

称

one (ship, vessel)

yī sōu

一艘

ship / vessel

chuánzhī

船只

at / in

zài

在

the UAE (United Arab Emirates)

Āliányù

阿联酋

Fujairah (UAE emirate)

Fùchá Yīlā

富查伊拉

northeast

dōngběi

东北

approximately

yuē

约

38 nautical miles

38 hǎilǐ

38海里

at (a location)

chù

处

passive marker (was)

bèi

被

to seize / to hijack

jiéchí

劫持

。

this / the said (formal demonstrative)

gāi

该

agency / institution

jīgòu

机构

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

，

ship / vessel

chuánzhī

船只

at / in

zài

在

anchorage / anchoring area

máodì

锚地

passive marker (was)

bèi

被

unknown / unidentified

bùmíng

不明

personnel / individuals

rényuán

人员

to take control of

kòngzhì

控制

after / afterward

hòu

后

，

currently / in the process of

zhèng

正

to head toward / to sail toward

shǐxiàng

驶向

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

territorial waters

lǐnghǎi

领海

。

at the same time / simultaneously

yǔcǐ tóngshí

与此同时

，

another (ship)

lìng yī sōu

另一艘

ship / vessel

chuánzhī

船只

at / in

zài

在

Oman

Āmàn

阿曼

nearby / in the vicinity of

fùjìn

附近

sea area / maritime zone

hǎiyù

海域

to suffer / to be subjected to

zāodào

遭到

attack

xíjī

袭击

after / afterward

hòu

后

to sink / to be sunk

chénmò

沉没

。

Hormuz (strait)

Huòěrmùzī

霍尔木兹

strait / channel

hǎixiá

海峡

is / are

shì

是

global / worldwide

quánqiú

全球

important / key

zhòngyào de

重要的

energy

néngyuán

能源

transport / shipping

yùnshū

运输

route / passage

tōngdào

通道

，

global / worldwide

quánqiú

全球

approximately

yuē

约

one fifth

wǔfēnzhīyī

五分之一

structural particle

的

oil / petroleum

shíyóu

石油

from here / through this point

cóng zhèlǐ

从这里

to pass through

jīngguò

经过

。

since / from

zì

自

this year

jīnnián

今年

February

2 yuè

2月

starting from

qǐ

起

，

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

continuously / all along

yīzhí

一直

to restrict / to limit

xiànzhì

限制

strait / channel

hǎixiá

海峡

structural particle

的

shipping / maritime transport

hángyùn

航运

passage / transit

tōngxíng

通行

。

this time / on this occasion

cǐcì

此次

incident / event

shìjiàn

事件

to intensify / to aggravate

jiājù

加剧

completion marker

了

international

guójì

国际

community / society

shèhuì

社会

toward / regarding

duì

对

global / worldwide

quánqiú

全球

energy

néngyuán

能源

market

shìchǎng

市场

safety / security

ānquán

安全

structural particle

的

concern / worry

dānyōu

担忧

。

the United Kingdom

Yīngguó

英国

maritime

hǎishì

海事

agency / institution

jīgòu

机构

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

，

currently / at present

mùqián

目前

still in the process of

réng zài

仍在

investigating / investigation

diàochá

调查

incident

shìjiàn

事件

details / specifics

xiángqíng

详情

，

not yet

shàngwèi

尚未

to confirm

quèrèn

确认

passive marker

bèi

被

seized / detained (vessel)

kòuyā

扣押

ship / vessel

chuánzhī

船只

structural particle

的

identity

shēnfèn

身份

。

New Words

chuanzhi

船只

vessel

jiechi

劫持

seize

yilang

伊朗

Iran

haixia

海峡

strait

shiyou

石油

petroleum

yunshu

运输

transport

nengyuan

能源

energy

tongxing

通行

passage

xianzhi

限制

restrict

anquan

安全

security

News in English

China & World

Ship Seized Near UAE Coast and Directed Toward Iranian Waters as Hormuz Tensions Rise

A ship was seized near the UAE coast by unidentified personnel and directed toward Iranian waters, the latest incident raising tensions near the Strait of Hormuz.

On May 14, UK maritime authorities warned that a vessel was seized near UAE waters and heading toward Iranian waters. The ship was hijacked at anchorage northeast of Fujairah by unidentified personnel. Meanwhile, another vessel was attacked nearby in Oman waters and sank. Hormuz Strait is a critical global energy transport passage with approximately one-fifth of world oil passing through. Since February 2026, Iran has continuously restricted shipping passage through the strait. This incident intensified international concerns about global energy market security. UK maritime authorities continue investigating incident details and have not confirmed the seized vessel's identity.

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News in English

Ship Seized Near UAE Coast and Directed Toward Iranian Waters as Hormuz Tensions Rise

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