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Strait of Hormuz ship sinkings Developing

First reported Oct 14, 8:08 AM ET by The New York Times · ongoing, 51 hours so far

Iranian attacks sink two ships in Strait of Hormuz (opens the original story in a new tab)

The Washington PostOct 15, 12:00 AM

9 / 27 outletsNot yet: Reuters, Newsweek, Business Insider, Fox News +14

Videos: 4
Articles: 14
YouTube views: 223K
Running: 51h

How the story spread

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How each outlet covered it

9 outlets, in order of their first story; headlines link to the original · 3 more on YouTube only

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Outlet	First seen	Articles	Videos	First headline
The New York Times	Oct 14, 8:08 AM First	1	0	Attacks on Ships in Strait of Hormuz Escalate Sharply
CNBC	Oct 14, 11:51 AM	5	0	Container ship sinks in Strait of Hormuz as Iran steps up attacks
Bloomberg	Oct 14, 2:38 PM	1	0	Container Ship Sinks in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Ramp Up
The Washington Post	Oct 15, 12:00 AM	1	0	Iranian attacks sink two ships in Strait of Hormuz
CNN	Oct 15, 12:06 AM	1	0	Two cargo ships sunk in Strait of Hormuz as Iran ramps up attacks in run-up to midterms
Newsmax	Oct 15, 7:02 AM	2	0	2 Container Ships Sink Near Hormuz After Being Struck
New York Post	Oct 15, 1:48 PM	1	1	Oil flow through Strait of Hormuz hits 12M barrels a day — defying increasing attacks from Iran
Breitbart	Oct 15, 6:29 PM	1	0	Two Ships Sink Near Strait of Hormuz After ‘Projectile’ Attacks
CBS News	Oct 16, 8:20 AM	1	0	Live Updates: Iran says Strait of Hormuz will reopen if U.S. "leaves the region"

Not yet: Reuters, Newsweek, Business Insider, Fox News, The Epoch Times, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, NBC News, HuffPost, ABC News, Politico, Associated Press, MS NOW, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, NTD, Vox