BANG TAO’S NIGHTMARE: THAI MEDIA EXPOSES ILLEGAL CLUBS, CORRUPT OFFICIALS, AND THE DEATH OF JORDAN WRIGHT—HERE’S HOW PHUKET’S NIGHTLIFE BECAME A KILLING FIELD 
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US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February prompted Tehran to respond by effectively closing the strait, a crucial artery for global oil supplies, and launching attacks on vessels.
The Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree was struck on March 11 while travelling through the Gulf waterway, after departing a port in the United Arab Emirates.
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Twenty Thai crew members returned home in mid-March, while three others had been reported missing and presumed trapped in the damaged engine room of the vessel.
“Unfortunately, the three remaining crew members we found eventually, they lost their lives in the incident,” Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told reporters on Wednesday.
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