SAR imagery confirmed a roughly 118 km oil slick originating from a dark 333-meter VLCC stationary in the southeastern Hormuz…
Author: Maritime Security Desk
Chinese-Linked Tankers Abort Hormuz Transits as State Operators Stay Clear of Twin Chokepoints
Multiple China-linked tankers aborted Strait of Hormuz crossings in mid-August, consistent with reports that COSCO Shipping Energy and China Merchants…
Sixteen Indian Seafarers Confirmed Safe Aboard Hijacked Tanker Sibu 1
India’s Shipping Ministry confirmed all 16 Indian nationals among Sibu 1’s 20 crew were safe after the Gulf of Aden…
Yemen Forms National Maritime Security Committee After Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Attacks
Yemen announced a National Maritime Security Committee on 20 August to protect coasts, ports and navigation in the Red Sea,…
Armed Group Hijacks Sanctioned Tanker Sibu 1 in Gulf of Aden, Diverts Toward Somalia
UKMTO confirmed six armed persons boarded U.S.-sanctioned products tanker Sibu 1 (ex-Seamull) about 136 nm east of Al Mukalla on…
Kharg Island LPG Terminal Reactivates After 23 Vacant Days as Laden Tankers Wait
SAR imagery on 19 August showed the first berth activity at Kharg’s Sulphur and LPG terminal in 23 days, while…
Iran Seizes Product Tanker AMARA Near Qeshm as Transit-Fee Enforcement Begins
Liberia-flagged products tanker AMARA is assessed seized after an Iranian boarding near Qeshm Island, the first confirmed Hormuz seizure since…
Oman Oil Spill Response Widens as Caroline Bezengi Leak Hits 12 km of Ras Madrakah Coast
Oman’s Environment Authority says about 12 km of Ras Madrakah coastline is affected by oil from the grounded tanker Caroline…
US–Iran Hormuz MoU Expires as Tehran Says Strait Stays Closed Until Conditions Met
The U.S.–Iran memorandum aimed at easing Hormuz hostilities expired on 17 August. Iran’s Qalibaf says the strait will not reopen…
UKMTO: Unknown Projectile Strikes Vessel in Hormuz, Crew Casualty Reported
UKMTO Warning 115-26 says an unknown projectile hit a vessel on outbound Hormuz transit on 18 August, damaging the engine…
