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DeepDraft SITREP | New Andros Hit as Gulf Tanker Attacks Spread: Merchant Vessels Take Fire Near Hormuz (September 10, 2026) New Andros was hit in Iraqi waters as Gulf merchant vessels took fire, forcing urgent routing, crew-safety, insurance and cargo-risk checks.

DeepDraft SITREP | New Andros Hit as Gulf Tanker Attacks Spread: Merchant Vessels Take Fire Near Hormuz (September 10, 2026)

New Andros was hit in Iraqi waters as Gulf merchant vessels took fire, forcing urgent routing, crew-safety, insurance and cargo-risk checks.

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DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz UUV Seizure Meets Tanker-Strike Cycle: IRGC Warns Kuwait and Bahrain Tanker Crews (September 9, 2026) Iran’s seizure of a U.S. Dive-LD UUV and renewed tanker strikes near Jask and Kharg push Hormuz risk into undersea surveillance, crew safety and GCC anchorage exposure.

DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz UUV Seizure Meets Tanker-Strike Cycle: IRGC Warns Kuwait and Bahrain Tanker Crews (September 9, 2026)

Iran’s seizure of a U.S. Dive-LD UUV and renewed tanker strikes near Jask and Kharg push Hormuz risk into undersea surveillance, crew safety and GCC anchorage exposure.

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Commodity-vessel traffic through Hormuz fell to a 10-per-day average, with a Saudi-loaded tanker turned back and no VLCC exits since Wednesday.

DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz Traffic Falls to May Low: Tanker Turnback Confirms Strait Transit Risk (September 8, 2026)

Commodity-vessel traffic through Hormuz fell to a 10-per-day average, with a Saudi-loaded tanker turned back and no VLCC exits since Wednesday.

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CO₂ on Oil Tanker Entry Permits: Safety Requirement or Checklist Overreach? Inspections are meant to identify risk. They become weaker when they identify wording instead of hazard. During a recent SIRE 2.0 inspection on one tanker in the fleet, an observation was raised because the company…

CO₂ on Oil Tanker Entry Permits: Safety Requirement or Checklist Overreach?

Inspections are meant to identify risk. They become weaker when they identify wording instead of hazard. During a recent SIRE 2.0 inspection on one tanker in the fleet, an observation was raised because the company enclosed-space entry permit did not require CO₂ measurement in addition to oxygen, flammable gas and toxic vapours. The observation referred to IMO Resolution MSC.581(110). This is the same inspection weakness discussed in…

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DeepDraft SITREP | Iran Exclusion-Zone Threat Turns Hormuz Transit Into Sanctions-List Risk (September 7, 2026) Iran’s planned Hormuz exclusion zone turns Strait transit into a sanctions-list, routing and war-risk decision after U.S. strikes disabled three named Iranian crude carriers.

DeepDraft SITREP | Iran Exclusion-Zone Threat Turns Hormuz Transit Into Sanctions-List Risk (September 7, 2026)

Iran’s planned Hormuz exclusion zone turns Strait transit into a sanctions-list, routing and war-risk decision after U.S. strikes disabled three named Iranian crude carriers.

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Hormuz tanker strikes, AIS silence, vessel seizure and Black Sea loading risk shaped a week of maritime security and shipping compliance pressure.

DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | September 6, 2026: Hormuz Tanker Strikes, AIS Silence and Maritime Security Pressure

Hormuz tanker strikes, AIS silence, vessel seizure and Black Sea loading risk shaped a week of maritime security and shipping compliance pressure.

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Span Asia 39 lost 46 containers off Batangas, prompting a PCG navigation warning and drift-tracking response for coastal traffic near Hamilo Point and Manila approaches.

DeepDraft SITREP | Navigation Warning Issued After Span Asia 39 Loses 46 Containers Off Batangas (September 5, 2026)

Span Asia 39 lost 46 containers off Batangas, prompting a PCG navigation warning and drift-tracking response for coastal traffic near Hamilo Point and Manila approaches.

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Ukraine’s reported Nefrit strike threatens CPC mooring repairs off Novorossiysk, putting Kazakhstan’s Black Sea crude export route into tanker-loading, laycan and terminal-resilience risk.

DeepDraft SITREP | Black Sea Crude Export Artery Hit: Nefrit Strike Threatens CPC Mooring Repairs Off Novorossiysk (September 4, 2026)

Ukraine’s reported Nefrit strike threatens CPC mooring repairs off Novorossiysk, putting Kazakhstan’s Black Sea crude export route into tanker-loading, laycan and terminal-resilience risk.

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Hormuz AIS silence is controlled visibility, not disappearance, as radar, satellite, RF detection and LRIT still shape vessel exposure and bridge decision-making.

DeepDraft SITREP | SIDR Fatalities Harden Hormuz Risk: Iran Expands Blacklist to 56 Ships as Gulf Transit Confidence Falls (September 3, 2026)

Hormuz AIS silence is controlled visibility, not disappearance, as radar, satellite, RF detection and LRIT still shape vessel exposure and bridge decision-making.

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SIDR and SENEGAL PROSPERITY were struck outbound through Hormuz with about 4 million barrels of Saudi crude exposed, resetting war-risk and voyage authorization.

DeepDraft SITREP | Saudi Crude VLCCs Hit in Hormuz: SIDR and SENEGAL PROSPERITY Put 4 Million Barrels Inside the Strike Zone (September 2, 2026)

SIDR and SENEGAL PROSPERITY were struck outbound through Hormuz with about 4 million barrels of Saudi crude exposed, resetting war-risk and voyage authorization.

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A tanker was hit by three projectiles east of Khasab as U.S. strikes on Larak launchers pushed Hormuz back into war-risk, routing and voyage-authorization files.

DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz Tanker Hit by Three Projectiles as U.S. Strikes Larak Mine Launchers (September 1, 2026)

A tanker was hit by three projectiles east of Khasab as U.S. strikes on Larak launchers pushed Hormuz back into war-risk, routing and voyage-authorization files.

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Switching off AIS does not make a tanker invisible. It removes the easiest public identification layer, while leaving the ship exposed to radar, satellites and other surveillance.

Dark Transits in Hormuz: The Illusion of Disappearance

Switching off AIS does not make a tanker invisible. It removes the easiest public identification layer, while leaving the ship exposed to radar, satellites and other surveillance. In Hormuz, the real question is not whether a vessel went dark, but why and whether that decision can later be proved as security rather than concealment.

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FILOJET capsized off Kyrenia with 267 aboard, leaving eight dead and 18 missing as crew detention, SAR response and passenger-vessel safety scrutiny intensify.

DeepDraft SITREP | FILOJET Ferry Disaster Off Cyprus: Eight Dead, 18 Missing as Crew Detained (August 31, 2026)

FILOJET capsized off Kyrenia with 267 aboard, leaving eight dead and 18 missing as crew detention, SAR response and passenger-vessel safety scrutiny intensify.

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Hormuz confidence is still below normal, while Black Sea disruption and Panama-related freight pressure are moving deeper into commercial shipping decisions.

DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | August 30, 2026: Hormuz Confidence Fails as Black Sea Risk Enters Booking Files

Hormuz transit confidence remains suppressed as Black Sea disruption enters booking files, raising routing, insurance, crew-safety and compliance pressure.

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CENTCOM says Hormuz routes are mine-free, but only seven commodity vessels transited as IMO warns 400 ships and 6,000 seafarers remain trapped.

DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz Mine-Clearance Claim Meets Seven-Vessel Traffic: 400 Ships and 6,000 Seafarers Still Trapped (August 29, 2026)

CENTCOM says Hormuz routes are mine-free, but only seven commodity vessels transited as IMO warns 400 ships and 6,000 seafarers remain trapped.

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AL SALAM II was hit in Hormuz as MSC froze Novorossiysk bookings, tightening routing, insurance and charterparty exposure across Gulf and Black Sea trades.

DeepDraft SITREP | AL SALAM II Hit in Hormuz as MSC Freezes Novorossiysk Bookings (August 28, 2026)

AL SALAM II was hit in Hormuz as MSC froze Novorossiysk bookings, tightening routing, insurance and charterparty exposure across Gulf and Black Sea trades.

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Hormuz reopening remains blocked by mine confidence, low vessel flow and a fresh ALSALAM II warning, keeping tanker routing, insurance and STS exposure under review.

DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz Reopening Stalls: Mine Concerns, Low Vessel Flow and ALSALAM II Warning Keep Strait Under Pressure (August 27, 2026)

Hormuz reopening remains blocked by mine confidence, low vessel flow and a fresh ALSALAM II warning, keeping tanker routing, insurance and STS exposure under review.

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Russia says five vessels were struck at Ukrainian Black Sea ports, forcing renewed port-call, crew-risk, cargo, insurance and war-zone routing checks.

DeepDraft SITREP | Black Sea Five-Vessel Strike Claim: Russia Says Cargo Ships and Tanker Hit at Ukrainian Ports (August 26, 2026)

Russia says five vessels were struck at Ukrainian Black Sea ports, forcing renewed port-call, crew-risk, cargo, insurance and war-zone routing checks.

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Oman-side Hormuz risk escalates after a projectile disables an oil tanker near Ash Shishah, while Iran blacklists 45 tankers and U.S. sanctions hit shipping.

DeepDraft SITREP | Oman Tanker Disabled Near Hormuz: Projectile Strike Meets Iran’s 45-Tanker Blacklist and U.S. Shipping Sanctions (August 25, 2026)

Oman-side Hormuz risk escalates after a projectile disables an oil tanker near Ash Shishah, while Iran blacklists 45 tankers and U.S. sanctions hit shipping.

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Fire wires were once treated as tanker safety readiness. Their injury record and limited practical value now raise a harder question: are they control, or legacy risk?

Fire Wires on Tankers: The Safety Control That Became the Hazard

Fire wires were once treated as tanker safety readiness. Their injury record and limited practical value now raise a harder question: are they control, or legacy risk?

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