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LIVE WIRE | MARITIME WAR DAY 3: US ELIMINATES IRANIAN GULF FLEET; STRATEGIC STRIKES ON RAS TANURA AND US-FLAGGED TANKERS PARALYZE GLOBAL TRADE
The transition from regional tension to high-intensity maritime warfare is complete. Following the Feb 28 U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, the world’s most vital energy corridor…
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Flag of Convenience vs Safety: What 2026 PSC Data Really Reveals
Accountability vs Registry Labels in 2026 “Captain, this is because of the flag.” That was the explanation offered at the end of an audit. The…
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LIVE WIRE | PALAU-FLAGGED TANKER HIT OFF OMAN NEAR HORMUZ
A Palau-flagged oil tanker under U.S. sanctions was hit on Sunday off Oman’s Musandam peninsula, near the Strait of Hormuz. Four people were injured, and…
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LIVE WIRE | Tanker Sea Horse Halts Atlantic Transit Amid Cuba Fuel Shortage
The Hong Kong-flagged MR product tanker Sea Horse (IMO 9262584), built 2002, departed the Eastern Mediterranean earlier this month after conducting a ship-to-ship transfer off…
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India’s EEZ Tanker Detention: AIS and Legal Exposure
Forensic Enforcement and the Master’s Professional Loneliness In early February 2026, the Indian Coast Guard conducted a coordinated sea-and-air operation approximately 100 nautical miles west…