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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 | Black Sea Drone Attacks Hit James II, Altura and Velora as Hormuz Enters New Military Phase (May 29, 2026)
Three tankers were attacked by drones off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, with two hit during STS operations.The day’s operating picture now spans Black Sea security,…
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DeepDraft SITREP | HMM Namu Missile Finding Hardens Hormuz Threat: COSCO Hua Lin Wan Transits as Oil Traffic Stays at 11 Daily Passages (May 28, 2026)
South Korea’s finding that the HMM-operated Namu was likely hit by an Iranian anti-ship missile turns Hormuz risk from disruption into confirmed missile-threat exposure. The…
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DeepDraft SITREP | U.S. Strikes Mine-Laying Boats Near Hormuz: Olympic Life Blast Adds Live Gulf of Oman Tanker Risk (May 27, 2026)
U.S. strikes on Iranian mine-laying boats and missile launch sites have moved Hormuz risk back from permission friction to kinetic navigation threat. The same 24-hour…
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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…