UK Maritime Trade Operations issued Warning 134-26 Update 001 on Sunday, 13 September 2026, after a fire broke out on…
Category: Maritime Security
Unknown Projectile Hits a Hormuz Transit as UKMTO Issues Warning 134-26
UKMTO Warning 134-26 logged an unknown projectile on an unnamed commercial vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz at about 2300…
Somali Pirates Release Sward Near Garacad After a Ransom as Four Tankers Remain Held
Puntland sources say pirates released the general cargo ship Sward near Garacad on 12 September after a ransom. The 17…
IRGC Claims Strike on US Saildrone 5838 as CENTCOM Diverts 96 Ships From Hormuz
The IRGC said it struck U.S. Saildrone Explorer hull 5838 at the Hormuz entrance on 10 September as CENTCOM reported…
Saudi East-West Pipeline Is Stopped After Iraq-Origin Drones as the Yanbu Bypass Goes Offline
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said on Friday, 11 September 2026, that the East-West crude pipeline — Petroline — had…
Citadel Holds on Glamor After Pirates Board the Bulker 38 Miles Off Balhaf
UKMTO logged a skiff approach on the Saint Vincent-flagged bulker Glamor 98 nautical miles southwest of Al Mukalla; MSCIO placed…
VLCC Earnings Hit Record Territory as Hormuz Shuttle Trade Reprices Effective Supply
Baltic Middle East-China VLCC earnings printed near $800,000 a day as Gulf of Oman shuttle fixtures and TD34 records showed…
Houthi Capture of Mokha Collapses Bab el-Mandeb Transits From 30 Ships to Six
Houthi forces seized Mokha on 10 September and pushed toward Dhubab and the Hanish Islands as Bab el-Mandeb transits fell…
Four Projectiles Hit Two Vessels Off Khasab as Hormuz Gateway Comes Under Fire
UKMTO Warning 133-26 logged four unknown projectiles on two unidentified ships 4 nautical miles west of Khasab, Oman, with one…
IMO Safety Chief Warns Four Theatres Now Threaten Shipping at Once, From Hormuz to the Black Sea
IMO maritime safety director Damien Chevallier says Hormuz, the Red Sea, waters off Somalia and the Black Sea are simultaneous…
