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DeepDraft SITREP | Celestial Sea Boarding Extends Hormuz Enforcement: U.S. Searches Iranian Tanker as Bonny Collision Grounds Two Vessels (May 22, 2026)
U.S. forces boarded and redirected the Iranian-flagged M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman.The same 24-hour cycle produced a separate Bonny casualty, with two…
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DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz Transit Control Hardens: 6 Million Barrels Clears Under Iran-Directed Routing as Singapore Bulker Collision Adds Navigation Signal (May 21, 2026)
Hormuz crude movement has resumed, but not as normal passage.Transit is now shaped by permission, routing control, payment risk and sanctions exposure, while Singapore Strait…
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ECDIS Certification Is Not the Same as ECDIS Competence
The Certification Paradox ECDIS carriage requirements were introduced through 2009 SOLAS amendments that entered into force on 1 January 2011 and were phased in by…
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DeepDraft SITREP | Qatar Drone Strike Points to MV Laya as Gulf Risk Widens, with Kharg Slick, Russia Sanctions and MEPC 84 Pressure (May 11, 2026)
A commercial cargo vessel from Abu Dhabi was struck by a drone in Qatari waters northeast of Mesaieed.The incident shifts Gulf vessel risk beyond Hormuz…
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DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | May 10, 2026: Hormuz Blockade Risk – Impacts on Gulf Crude Logistics
Hormuz is approaching a blockade condition. This week, the Strait entered a “zero crossing” phase, with more than 1,500 vessels trapped, waiting, or unable to…