US sailor heading for the Strait of Hormuz evacuated after monkey attack

NewsWorldAmericasUS sailor heading for the Strait of Hormuz evacuated after monkey attack‘Weird stuff happens,’ a military official said of the bizarre incidentJosh Marcus in San Francisco Friday 24 April 2026 01:53 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964013","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/strait-of-hormuz-monkey-attack-thailand-iran-b2964013.html","title":"US sailor heading for the Strait of Hormuz evacuated after monkey attack"}}CloseTrump orders navy to immediately ‘shoot and kill’ all Iran’s mine boats in Strait of HormuzThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A U.S. sailor on the way to co...