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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
de
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
de
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
le
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
de
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
de
的
identity
shēnfèn
身份
。

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zuì zǎo
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