UKMTO Warning 133-26 logged four unknown projectiles on two unidentified ships 4 nautical miles west of Khasab, Oman, with one…
Category: Maritime Security
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…
One Seafarer Killed on Hercules Star as Projectile Attacks Reach Dubai Anchorage and Al Faw
Peninsula confirmed one fatality and one missing seafarer on the Gibraltar-flagged products tanker Hercules Star at anchor off Port Rashid,…
Liberia Holds Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Transits at ISPS Level 3 as the Threat Arsenal Widens
Liberian-flagged ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden remain at ISPS security level 3 as Liberia and NAVCENT…
Yemen Coast Guard Detains Sanctioned Tanker Nereida After Ras Isa Call Without UNVIM Clearance
Yemen’s government Coast Guard intercepted the OFAC-listed product tanker Nereida in the Gulf of Aden after an unauthorised Ras Isa…
Qatar and UAE Move Three LNG Cargoes by Ship-to-Ship Transfer as Hormuz Still Blocks Ras Laffan
Six months into the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar and the UAE have started to move a…
Houthi Strikes on Saudi Energy Sites Put Dual-Chokepoint Risk Back on Bab el-Mandeb Transits
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement struck energy and utility sites in southern Saudi Arabia in what…
Black Sea Drone Hit on Suezmax Siren Puts Accommodation Risk on the Transit, Not Only the Berth
The Liberia-flagged Suezmax tanker Siren (IMO 9405423) was struck by drones while underway in the Black Sea on the night…
Drone Strike on MV Baryon Puts 23 Indian Seafarers and HRA Pay Back on Operators’ Desk
FSUI has asked Indian authorities to confirm the welfare of 23 Indian seafarers after a 2 September drone hit on…
Somalia Asks UN Security Council to Act as Five Ships and 90-Plus Seafarers Remain in Pirate Hands
On 6 September 2026 Somalia’s foreign ministry called for coordinated international action against a renewed piracy wave off Puntland and…
