After U.S. claims that Hormuz international waters are demined, JMIC kept the threat at SEVERE and warned of drifting mines…
Category: Maritime Security
Same-Day Tanker Strikes off Oman and Yanbu Underscore Dual-Chokepoint Crisis
Operators woke to two 24 August tanker projectile incidents — a disabled oil tanker off Ash Shishah, Oman, and a…
Iran Blacklists 45–46 “Non-Compliant” Ships for Hormuz, Threatens Fines and Confiscation
Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority published a non-compliant vessels list of about 45–46 ships, including ADNOC and Bahri tonnage, warning…
Houthis Hit Saudi VLCC AMZAN West of Yanbu, Sparking Deck Fire
UKMTO reported a tanker struck about 63 nm west of Yanbu on 24 August with a main-deck fire; analysts identified…
UKMTO: Oil Tanker Disabled by Projectile Strike 9 nm off Ash Shishah, Oman
UKMTO Warning 120-26: an oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile about 9 nm northeast of Ash Shishah, Oman,…
CENTCOM: 70 Ships Redirected Under Iran Port Blockade as of 23 August
U.S. Central Command said that as of 23 August it had redirected 70 commercial vessels under the Iran port blockade,…
Yemeni Forces Neutralize Houthi Naval Mine and Explosive Boat in Bab el-Mandeb
Yemen’s west-coast naval forces said on 23 August they deactivated a Houthi naval mine in a Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane…
Fifth Vessel Hijacked Off Somalia as Puntland Holding Cluster Consolidates
Cameroon-flagged LUTUF, boarded near Mareeyo on 17 August, joins a consolidating Puntland holding cluster of hijacked ships within roughly 130…
Dark VLCC Spill Stretching 118 km Confirmed in Southeastern Hormuz Waiting Area
SAR imagery confirmed a roughly 118 km oil slick originating from a dark 333-meter VLCC stationary in the southeastern Hormuz…
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…
