The bulk ship Luni sank in the Strait of Hormuz

A VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWS THAT THE BULK CARGO VESSEL LUNI (IMO NO. 90707111) HAD A FRACTURED DRAGON BONE NEAR THE PORT OF ABBAS, WHICH EVENTUALLY BROKE IN TWO PIECES AND SANK IN THE SHALLOW SEA FLOOR OF THE ANCHORAGE NORTH OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THE LUNI SHIP IS 32 YEARS OLD AND HAS LONG EXCEEDED ITS NORMAL LENGTH OF SERVICE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO AUTHORITATIVE REPORTS OF SINKING, BUT THERE ARE RUMOURS THAT IT HAD COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER MERCHANT SHIP A FEW DAYS AGO, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HULL, WHICH SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EVENTUALLY LED TO A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THE FRACTURE OF A DRAGON BONE MAY BE THE RESULT OF A HEAVY TORPEDO ATTACK OR A RAPID SINKING ATTACK. BOTH METHODS OF ATTACK DETONATED LARGE EXPLOSIVE PAYLOADS BELOW THE CENTRAL PART OF THE VESSEL, FORCING IT TO EJECT AND FRACTURE. ALTHOUGH THE UNITED STATES FORCES HAVE BEEN CARRYING OUT HEAVY STRIKES IN THE AREA OF THE PORT OF ABBAS, NO KINETIC ATTACK ON THE LUNI HAS BEEN REPORTED. KIM XIAN