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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz
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Tanker Reports Explosion Off Oman as UKMTO Warns Ships to Use Caution

A tanker operating east of Oman reported an external explosion near the vessel’s port side Tuesday morning, the latest in a string of maritime security

May 26, 2026
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Monday, May 25, 2026
Russia says magnetic mines found on tanker at Ust-Luga port
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Russia Says Magnetic Mines Found On Tanker At Ust-Lugaport

MOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) – Several NATO-produced magnetic mines had been detected on a tanker in Russia’s Baltic Sea port of

May 25, 2026
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Sunday, May 24, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
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Supertanker With Iraq Crude Exits Persian Gulf As Talks Continue

By Julian Lee May 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A supertanker hauling Iraqi crude to China has left the Persian Gulf and crossed the US blockade line into

May 24, 2026
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Draws New Maritime ‘Oversight Zone’ Across Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s self-declared Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has published what appears to be the clearest geographic definition yet of the maritime zone it

May 20, 2026
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Iranian-flagged oil tanker M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman with a U.S. military helicopter flying nearby during a U.S. blockade enforcement operation.
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U.S. Marines Board Iranian Tanker in Gulf of Oman

U.S. Marines boarded and redirected an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday as Washington continued tightening enforcement of its maritime

May 20, 2026
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New UAE Pipeline Bypassing Hormuz Now 50% Complete, ADNOC CEO Says
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New UAE Pipeline Bypassing Hormuz Now 50% Complete, ADNOC CEO Says

A new crude oil pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz and which the United Arab Emirates began building last year is now 50% complete, the CEO of state

May 20, 2026
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The Royal Navy's HMS Dragon conducts a southbound transit of the Suez Canal ahead of operations in the Middle East
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HMS Dragon Transits Suez Canal Ahead of Potential Hormuz Security Mission

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon has transited the Suez Canal and entered the Middle East ahead of a potential multinational mission aimed at reopening and

May 19, 2026
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Monday, May 18, 2026
The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
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Iran Launches Official ‘Persian Gulf Strait Authority’ Account, Declares Unauthorized Hormuz Transit ‘Illegal’

The Iranian-backed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has officially launched a public presence on X, marking the clearest effort yet by Tehran to formalize

May 18, 2026
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Friday, May 15, 2026
Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
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Greek-Operated Tanker Breaks Through Hormuz Gridlock

A Greek-operated tanker sailed from the Gulf to India on Friday after crossing the Strait of Hormuz in one of the few crude sailings through the waterway this

May 15, 2026
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File photo of Hui Chuan research vessel underway in harbor
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Iran Seizes Chinese-Owned ‘Floating Armory’ Ship Near Hormuz

Iran seized a Chinese-owned ship that’s one of a handful of so-called floating armories that operate in the region, according to two maritime security

May 15, 2026
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
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Hormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers Exit

The number of supertankers hauling unsanctioned oil through the Strait of Hormuz has shown signs of rising in recent days, offering limited relief to an oil

May 14, 2026
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter icebreaker operating in Arctic waters (artist rendering)
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Davie Defense Finalizes $3.5 Billion U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter Deal

The U.S. Coast Guard’s ambitious Arctic fleet expansion took another major step forward Wednesday as Davie Defense announced it has finalized a $3.5 billion

May 13, 2026
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
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Iraq and Pakistan Strike Iran Transit Deals to Move Oil and LNG Through Hormuz

Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter, in

May 12, 2026
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Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon departed Portsmouth, UK today to head to the Eastern Mediterranean to bolster British defenses in the region
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UK Leads 40-Nation Defensive Mission to Secure Strait of Hormuz

HMS Dragon Transits Suez Canal Ahead of Potential Hormuz Security Mission The United Kingdom is significantly expanding its military commitment to securing the

May 12, 2026
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FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Maersk Keeping Strait of Hormuz Transits Suspended as Ceasefire Confidence Wavers

A.P. Moller – Maersk said Tuesday it is continuing to avoid transits through the Strait of Hormuz amid uncertainty surrounding the fragile ceasefire

May 12, 2026
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transit the Strait of Hormuz during heightened tensions with Iran in a photo released by U.S. Central Command on May 7, 2026
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U.S. Confirms Iranian Attack on U.S. Navy Destroyers in Strait of Hormuz

Three U.S. Navy destroyers came under missile, drone and small-boat attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to U.S. Central

May 7, 2026
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Monday, May 4, 2026
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began setting conditions for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, April 11, as two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers conducted operations
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Maersk Ship Exits Hormuz Under U.S. Protection

Maersk has confirmed that one of the vessels involved in Monday’s U.S.-escorted transits of the Strait of Hormuz was its U.S.-flagged roll-on/roll-off

May 4, 2026
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
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UN’s Maritime Agency Prepares Hormuz Evacuation Plan for Hundreds of Ships

The International Maritime Organization is working on an evacuation plan for hundreds of ships that have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since US and Israeli

April 21, 2026
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Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam
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Three Ships Including an Iranian Vessel Attempt Hormuz Transits

Three vessels — two cargo ships and a fuel tanker — appeared to be attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday as US and Iranian blockades

April 21, 2026
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Monday, April 20, 2026
A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point flies over an overturned vessel offshore Saipan
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Search Intensifies After Cargo Ship Mariana Found Overturned Near Saipan

The U.S. Coast Guard and an expanding multinational task force are racing against time in the remote waters of the western Pacific after the U.S.-flagged cargo

April 20, 2026
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