Mr. Kritphet Chaichuay, Director-General of the Marine Department, revealed that the department received reports that the Thai ship MAYUREE NAREE, a 19,891 gross ton general cargo vessel registered under number 550000990 and owned by Precious Flowers Co., Ltd., experienced an explosion at the stern while passing through the Strait of Hormuz on 11 March 2026 at approximately 11:00 a.m. Thailand time. According to the shipowner’s report, the Mayuree Naree was carrying 23 crew members.
The ship had departed from a dumping point in the United Arab Emirates and, while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, an explosion occurred at the stern, causing a fire in the engine room. The captain decided to abandon ship and evacuated the crew onto lifeboats, who were then rescued by Omani naval forces. Twenty crew members were safely brought ashore at the port city of Khasab, Oman. However, three crew members remain missing; they are believed to have been in the engine room on duty at the time of the incident. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with assistance from relevant agencies.
At 1:46 p.m., Precious Shipping Public Company Limited (the shipowner) confirmed that 20 crew members had been rescued and brought ashore safely, while the remaining three crew members are still being tracked and searched for.
The Marine Department has urgently coordinated with domestic and international agencies as follows:
• Deployed officials to attend a meeting with the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre in Singapore and coordinated with the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations representative to contact local forces for rescue support.
• Coordinated with the Royal Thai Navy, whose Chief of Naval Staff ordered the Navy Operations Center to liaise with Bahrain military units to support the rescue mission.
• Coordinated with the Aircraft and Vessel Search and Rescue Committee to engage the local Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre for search and rescue operations.
• Coordinated with the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center.
• Coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand to support diplomatic efforts and closely assist the Thai crew.
The Director-General of the Marine Department added that he has also ordered the establishment of a situation monitoring center to coordinate and assist the Thai crew closely, while continuously tracking the incident’s progress and reporting to relevant agencies.
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