U.S. forces struck five Iran-linked tankers after a second attempted Iranian missile strike against a U.S. Navy vessel, while Iran warned tanker crews near Kuwait and Bahrain.
Iranian border guards seized a foreign barge carrying 382,000 litres of diesel in the northern Gulf and detained 11 foreign nationals over suspected fuel smuggling.
Turkish commandos and Somali forces retook the cargo ship Lutuf off Somalia on 29 August after pirates had held the Cameroon-flagged vessel for nearly two weeks.
Iran’s PGSA has blacklisted 45 vessels over alleged Strait of Hormuz transit violations, while warning that listed ships could face detention, confiscation or fines.
Saudi Arabia-flagged VLCC Amzan was struck west of Yanbu on 24 August as Houthi attacks continued in the northern Red Sea, affecting crude export movements.
UKMTO reported that a tanker was hit by a projectile 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. A fire developed on the main deck, while everyone aboard was confirmed safe.
An unidentified unmanned cargo ship has been declared a total loss after multiple projectile strikes in the southern Red Sea, about 40 nautical miles southeast of Al Mokha, Yemen.
A vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile while exiting the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its engine room and resulting in a crew casualty, according to UKMTO.
Cameroon-flagged cargo ship Lutuf was hijacked by eight armed people off Somalia on 17 August, amid continued opportunistic pirate activity along the Somali coast.
