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DeepDraft SITREP | Gulf Oil Slicks Widen Salvage Risk: Caroline Bezengi and Minoan Pioneer Exposure Hits Oman and Qeshm (August 15, 2026)

Oil slicks off Oman and Qeshm widen Gulf pollution risk, tying Caroline Bezengi, Minoan Pioneer, Hormuz routing and Panama cost pressure into one operational file.
DeepDraft SITREP | ADNOC Reports Two More Hormuz Attacks After Al Bahyah and Mombasa B: Gulf Transit Risk Tightens (August 14, 2026)

ADNOC reported two more Hormuz vessel attacks after Al Bahyah and Mombasa B, tightening Gulf transit, STS crude delivery and war-risk exposure.
DeepDraft SITREP | Novorossiysk Strike Halts Grain Terminals: Warship Claims and Record Tanker Rates Hit Black Sea Risk (August 13, 2026)

Ukraine’s Novorossiysk strike halted grain terminals, triggered warship-damage claims and pushed Black Sea tanker earnings to record levels, tightening port-call and war-risk decisions.
DeepDraft SITREP | Tihamah Fatal Strike Reopens Bab el-Mandeb Crew-Risk: Vela Nova Disabled as Hormuz Traffic Falls to Six Vessels (August 12, 2026)

ihamah’s fatal Bab el-Mandeb strike killed four crew as Vela Nova was disabled in the Gulf of Oman, turning Red Sea and Hormuz exposure into dual-chokepoint risk.
DeepDraft SITREP | Trump Claims U.S. Mine-Swept Hormuz: JMIC Still Rates Strait Severe as Energy Controls Tighten (August 11, 2026)

Trump says the U.S. has mine-swept Hormuz, but JMIC still rates the strait severe as operators face blockade checks, energy waivers and Oman spill exposure.
DeepDraft SITREP | Mokha Port Strike Reopens Red Sea Threat: Houthi Attacks Hit Yemen Gateway as Jazan Refinery Burns (August 10, 2026)

Houthi missile and drone attacks hit Mokha port as Saudi Arabia confirmed a Jazan refinery fire, tightening Red Sea, Hormuz and Black Sea voyage-risk controls.
DeepDraft SITREP | Typhoon Dolphin Shuts China Port Operations: Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan Gates Close as Hormuz Risk Holds (August 8, 2026)

Typhoon Dolphin has shut Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan terminal gates, forcing operators to recheck port calls, cargo cut-offs, berth windows and China export recovery plans.
DeepDraft SITREP | Hormuz Route Deal Meets Traffic Collapse: Two Vessels Transit as Bab el-Mandeb Falls to One (August 7, 2026)

Hormuz fell to two vessel transits as Oman-Iran route coordinates remained unresolved, while Bab el-Mandeb dropped to one crossing and Panama tightened Neopanamax draft limits.
DeepDraft SITREP | NCC Wafa Claimed Hit Off Yanbu: Houthi Red Sea Targeting Pushes Toward Saudi Suez Route (August 6, 2026)

NCC Wafa was claimed hit off Yanbu as Red Sea attacks pushed north, while Black Sea tanker disruption and Hormuz toll exposure tightened voyage risk.
DeepDraft SITREP | Minoan Pioneer Hit in Hormuz: Fire, Blackout and Missing Engineer Meet Red Sea Vessel Loss (August 5, 2026)

Minoan Pioneer was hit near Khasab with fire, blackout and one engineer missing, while MSV Faize Noore Oliya sank off Yemen and all 14 crew survived.