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Russian navy corvette SKR-545 Stoikiy, tanker YELNYA escorting the tanker GENERAL SKOBOLEV & roro SPARTA westwards through the Strait of Gibraltar

u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 18 hours ago
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Earlier today in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the Iranian-flagged tanker M/T Celestial Sea, suspected of violating the U.S. blockade en route to Iran. After searching the vessel, American forces released it and ordered the crew to change course.

u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 3 days ago

Two capesize bulk carriers collided in the Singapore Strait, media reports say. The Marshall Islands-flagged Cape XL, sailing from Singapore to Qingdao, reportedly struck the Panama-flagged Huge Kumano, en route from Brazil. AIS data later showed both vessels Not Under Command and drifting nearby

u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 3 days ago

The tanker VOYAGER (IMO 9843560) sanctioned by the US, EU, UK delivered oil to Japan

Japan’s renewed Russian oil imports through the sanctioned tanker Voyager reflect a major shift in global energy strategy, as prolonged Hormuz disruption forces governments and refiners to prioritize supply security, flexible sanctions enforcement, and alternative maritime trade routes over traditional geopolitical positioning.

u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 3 days ago
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CENTCOM forces are fully enforcing the U.S. blockade on Iran, disrupting commercial traffic to and from Iranian ports. To date, 89 commercial vessels have been redirected to maintain compliance.

u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 4 days ago
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Israeli naval forces intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying activists and aid workers in the eastern Mediterranean

Recently, a new Gaza-bound aid flotilla called the “Global Sumud Flotilla” tried to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. Israeli forces intercepted many boats in international waters near Cyprus and Crete, detaining hundreds of activists from multiple countries. Israel said it was enforcing the blockade; activists called it humanitarian aid delivery.

u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 4 days ago

According to vessel-tracking data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence, at least 54 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz between May 11 and 17, up from just 25 during the previous week.

u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 4 days ago

Eight containers were lost overboard after container ship MV Spil Ratna collided with general cargo vessel MV Meratus Kolawa on Indonesia’s Mahakam River on 13 May

u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 5 days ago