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DeepDraft SITREP | U.S. Disables M/T Lexie: Hellfire Strike Marks Sixth Blockade Enforcement Action as MSC Sariska V Confirms Northern Gulf Missile Risk (June 3, 2026)
U.S. blockade enforcement moved into another named-vessel action after the Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie was disabled by a Hellfire strike while heading toward Iran. The same…
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DeepDraft SITREP | MSC SARISKA V Projectile Strike Hardens Northern Gulf Risk: Explosion Reported 40 NM off Umm Qasr (June 2, 2026)
A cargo vessel, MSC SARISKA V, was struck by an unknown projectile 40 NM southeast of Umm Qasr, raising northern Gulf security risks. This incident…
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DeepDraft SITREP | Oman Mine Alert Hardens Hormuz Navigation Risk: Suspected Floating Mine Sighted West of Inshore Traffic Zone (June 1, 2026)
Oman’s Maritime Security Centre has warned vessels after a floating object suspected to be a mine was sighted in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani…
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DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | May 31, 2026: Hormuz Reopening Still Runs Through Owner, Insurer and Bridge Approval
Hormuz has shifted from closure pressure into a controlled reopening test. That does not make the Strait operationally normal. Selected cargoes are moving, but passage…
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DeepDraft SITREP | Trump’s No-Toll Hormuz Demand Becomes Today’s Dominant Signal: Chevron Refuses Strait Fees as Owners and Insurers Hold the Reopening Line (May 30, 2026)
Hormuz has moved from blockade status into a commercial reopening test.Washington is demanding unrestricted, no-toll two-way traffic while shipowners, P&I clubs and charterers still face…