Recent maritime aggression near the Strait of Hormuz caused crew injuries in the Arabian Gulf and forced an evacuation after an engine room strike off Ras al-Khaimah. Of eight reported incidents, three vessels required external assistance and three managed to proceed, though none were reported sunk. Overall transits through the passage have dropped about 65 percent, with the most recent weekly count recording 139 outbound and 169 inbound voyages.
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Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted approximately 65 percent belo…: Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted approximately 65 percent below pre-war levels due to severe threats.
None of the targeted vessels sank during the recorded incidents, though multiple required…: None of the targeted vessels sank during the recorded incidents, though multiple required assistance or suffered crew casualties.
Transits through the Bab al-Mandab remain about 24 percent below levels recorded prior to…: Transits through the Bab al-Mandab remain about 24 percent below levels recorded prior to the blockade announced on 22 July.
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At least seven tankers were attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz in the week to 11 November, UKMTO said, with one strike leaving multiple crew injured in the Arabian Gulf.
The latest, on 11 November, hit a tanker’s engine room 14 nautical miles northwest of Ras al-Khaimah, and the crew was evacuated, UKMTO said in its weekly overview.
Of eight incidents reported, three vessels continued their voyage, three needed assistance and two had unknown outcomes. None was reported sunk.
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UKMTO said the traffic through the waterway was about 65 percent below pre-war levels, with combined 139 outbound and 169 inbound transits, against 170 and 155 the previous week. It rated threat level in the strait is as severe.
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