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Two Dynacom tankers were hit off Oman, with Kavomaleas evacuated after an engine-room fire and VLCC Acheloos anchored for assessment near Hormuz.

A UKMTO-reported vessel fire near Kumzar and collapsing Hormuz LNG transits turn Gulf passage planning into live casualty, routing, insurance and charterparty exposure.

DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief for July 19, 2026, covering Hormuz closure, Bab el-Mandeb threats, Gulf of Aden boarding risk, Ukraine port attacks, EU ETS changes…

Hormuz transits fell to three as VLCC and LNG movement stopped, while Black Sea vessel strikes and Asana’s boarding widened global maritime security risk.