Ship tracking data shows normal maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz
Ship tracking data shows normal maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz
2026-06-26
Shafaq News – Follow-up
Ship tracking data on Friday indicated that maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was proceeding normally despite yesterday’s attack.
Bloomberg reported that shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz continued in both directions on Friday and that ship passage was proceeding normally despite the attack on a container ship on Thursday.
She noted that four empty oil tankers are currently sailing towards the Gulf via the adjacent route, in addition to two fully loaded vessels that are leaving the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, citing US officials.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO ) said it had received a report that a ship had been hit by an unknown projectile while sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, while the International Maritime Organization (IMO ) announced the temporary suspension of the plan to evacuate stranded sailors.
The group, which is part of the British Royal Navy and is responsible for monitoring the security of commercial shipping in sensitive maritime areas, said that the cargo ship was hit on its side and its bridge was damaged, southeast of the Sultanate of Oman, according to Bloomberg.
She added that no injuries were recorded among the crew members, and no environmental impacts resulted from the incident, urging ships to “pass with caution”.
Following the incident, the International Maritime Organization (IMO ) announced the temporary suspension of the evacuation plan for sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, it said the decision came after the evacuation plan had already successfully evacuated a number of ships.
The Secretary General of the organization, Arsenio Dominguez, explained that he decided to temporarily suspend the mission “to re-verify that the necessary security guarantees remain available for the ships included in the evacuation plan, as well as for all ships in the area.”
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