A vessel seized by unauthorized personnel near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, is now heading toward Iranian territorial waters, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported on Thursday.

Passengers from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were flown home on Monday to over 20 countries and placed under quarantine, including a Spaniard, a French woman, and an American who tested positive.

Seoul "strongly condemned" attacks on civilian vessels, saying a closer examination was needed regarding last week's strike in the Strait of Hormuz, as the government has yet to determine who was responsible for the incident, local media reported on Monday.

Iran’s embassy in Seoul has firmly rejected allegations of Iranian involvement in an explosion targeting a South Korean-linked, Panama-flagged cargo vessel, HMM Maru, in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. The blast and subsequent fire occurred on Monday while the ship was carrying a crew of 24.

South Korean shipper HMM (011200.KS), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had secured a vessel to tow a bulk carrier it ​operates to a port in Dubai after an explosion ‌and fire damaged the ship, which had been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. Coast Guard officials reported seizing a large shipment of marijuana valued at approximately $3.8 million from a suspected drug-smuggling boat near Haiti.

A Panama-flagged cargo vessel, operated by a South Korean shipping company, caught fire after an explosion while anchored in the Strait of Hormuz late Monday, according to government officials. No casualties have been reported.