More commercial vessels have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran negotiations remain stalled and Washington prepares additional economic measures against Iran.
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has condemned the fatal attack on cargo ship TIHAMAH off Al Mokha, Yemen, after several seafarers were confirmed dead.
The third engineer of Minoan Pioneer is missing after an unidentified projectile caused a blackout and accommodation fire near Al Khasab in the Strait of Hormuz on 3 August 2026.
The United Nations has urged Gulf countries and maritime stakeholders to help evacuate about 6,000 seafarers stranded across the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waters.
A Mumbai court sentenced 44 Somali pirates to life imprisonment in two cases involving the hijackings of MV Ruen and the Iranian fishing vessel Al-Kambar 786.
Dynacom Tankers’ Kavomaleas was abandoned after two projectiles caused an engine-room fire near Kumzar, Oman. All crew members were rescued and taken safely ashore.
Sinokor Group has offered tanker crews six months’ extra salary for a one-month voyage through the Strait of Hormuz amid attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf.
Six people were confirmed dead and four remained missing after Ukraine said three cruise missiles struck the grain-carrying Golden Leo near Odesa. Eight people were rescued.
Piracy and armed robbery incidents in Asia fell 64 percent in the first half of 2026, although the Singapore Strait remained the main area of concern, ReCAAP reported.
