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UKMTO raises the Strait of Hormuz threat to critical as tankers keep turning back

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UKMTO put the strait at its highest alert level after reported attacks and aggressive Iranian hails, ship traffic remained near a standstill with tankers reversing course, and reporting pointed to IRGC hard-liners asserting control over passage decisions.

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@trenttelenko

RT @mercoglianos: 🚨STRAIT OF HORMUZ🚨 Lots of action on 17-18 Apr 1️⃣Cruiseship Celestyal Discovery Breaks Out 2️⃣Large formation of ships…

@osinttechnical

Iranian forces appear to have blocked another pair of tankers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The tankers, both sanctioned, were forced to turn around in the strait while attempting a crossing this morning. Hormuz remains mostly clo

@defencegeek

RT @Osinttechnical: Iranian forces appear to have blocked another pair of tankers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The tankers, both…

@firstsquawk

MarineTraffic website data: Two gas carriers return to Gulf waters after attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz

@globalmktobserv

🚨The Strait of Hormuz disruption is draining global oil stocks at an alarming rate: Estimated oil flows remain at ~10% of normal. The NET HIT to global commercial oil stocks from the Hormuz disruption is estimated at -10.4 million barrels

@prestonstew_

RT @Osinttechnical: Iranian forces appear to have blocked another pair of tankers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The tankers, both…

@mossadil

🚨 U.S. Navy deploys underwater drones to clear mines in Hormuz The U.S. Navy has deployed unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the Strait of Hormuz to help detect and clear sea mines believed to have been placed by Iran. These drone sys

@staunovo

Iran's armed forces prevented two tankers from transiting Strait of Hormuz on Sunday - Tasnim #oott

@firstsquawk

Iranian media: The Iranian army prevented two oil tankers from crossing the Strait of Hormuz today.

@firstsquawk

IRAN'S ARMED FORCES PREVENTED TWO TANKERS FROM TRANSITING STRAIT OF HORMUZ ON SUNDAY - TASNIM

@deitaone

IRAN'S ARMED FORCES PREVENTED TWO TANKERS FROM TRANSITING STRAIT OF HORMUZ ON SUNDAY - TASNIM

@staunovo

Iran’s armed forces turned back two tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday after issuing warnings, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, saying this came as a result of the continuing United States maritime blocka

@iranintl_en

Only two vessels were seen transiting the Strait of Hormuz eastbound on Sunday, April 19, after Iran reasserted control over the waterway and closed it again, ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic showed; The Chinese-owned LPG tanker G Summ

@staunovo

Two tankers turned back after heading toward the exit of the Strait of Hormuz in the past few hours, vessel-tracking data show, with the traffic in the waterway practically at a standstill. The G Summer, a liquefied-petroleum-gas and chemi

@financialjuice

🔴 Iran's armed forces prevented two tankers from transiting Strait of Hormuz on Sunday - Tasnim

@business

Observed transits of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz have ground to a halt following Saturday's brief surge, tracking data show

@thestudyofwar

The IRGC Navy attacked several commercial vessels and halted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz on April 18, likely in order to both gain leverage over the United States and consolidate the IRGC’s control over Iran’s negotiations policy as par

@mercoglianos

RT @CRUDEOIL231: The Botswana-flagged LPG tanker MEDA (IMO: 8818219) and the Angolan-flagged LPG tanker G SUMMER (IMO: 9143506) have both f…

@mercoglianos

RT @IFC_IOR: 🚨 #IFCIOR PG CRISIS UPDATE 09/26 | 191200 UTC APR 26 🚨 Despite recent assurances that the #StraitofHormuz remained fully open…

@reuters

Tui Cruises says two of its ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz

@mercoglianos

Escape From the Strait of Hormuz...Sort of! 1⃣Is the Strait Open or Closed 2⃣IRGC attack on Three Ships 3⃣Dark Fleet Ships Escape 4⃣Most Ships Turn Around 5⃣Cruise Ships Escape Video:

@globalmktobserv

‼️The physical oil market is telling a very DIFFERENT STORY from the futures market: Saudi Arabia's Arab Light crude is now selling to European customers at a record premium of +$28 per barrel above the Brent crude contract. The premium r

@mercoglianos

RT @selinawangtv: Ships coming under fire as they try to transit the Strait of Hormuz @ABC obtained audio capturing a radio message from a…

@mercoglianos

RT @staunovo: Two tankers turned back after heading toward the exit of the Strait of Hormuz in the past few hours, vessel-tracking data sho…

@mercoglianos

Update on three of the tankers that ran the Strait of Hormuz yesterday. The tanker Torin sailed from Iraq and is anchored off Fujariah. The tanker Gardian sailed from the UAE (but that is questionable) and is off Fujariah. The tanker Rai

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