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DeepDraft SITREP | Ocean Winner Sinks Off India: 22 Missing as Black Sea and Canal Risk Tighten Voyage Files (August 24, 2026)
Ocean Winner sank off Odisha with 22 crew missing, turning a China-bound iron ore voyage into an active SAR, casualty-reporting and claims file.
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DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | August 23, 2026: Armed-Ship Pressure Meets Chokepoint Control
Merchant shipping faces armed-threat exposure, Hormuz control, piracy resurgence and tanker-loading delays as voyage decisions move deeper into security and insurance review.
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DeepDraft SITREP | Venezuela Tanker Queue Hits 30 Days: Jose Bottleneck Turns Crude Recovery Into Port-Capacity Risk (August 22, 2026)
Venezuelan crude tankers face waits of up to 30 days as Jose terminal bottlenecks trigger loading delays, demurrage exposure and cargo-quality disputes.
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DeepDraft SITREP | Somali Piracy Surge: Seamull Hijacked in Gulf of Aden as Panama Canal Cuts Transit Slots (August 21, 2026)
Somali pirates seized the sanctioned tanker Seamull in the Gulf of Aden as Panama Canal slot cuts add September routing pressure for operators.
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DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz Control Split: Chinese VLCCs U-Turn as Amara Detention Meets U.S. Night Corridor (August 20, 2026)
China-linked VLCCs reversed near Hormuz as Amara was directed toward Bandar Abbas and U.S. officials claimed a nightly southern-channel tanker corridor.