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On Oct 4, 2026, Iran hit the 'Lipsi' in the Strait of Hormuz, a brand new LR2 linked to a Greek operator and a Chinese owner. The vessel sustained engine room damage. All crew were reported to be safe. A Navarea IX alert said the tanker was drifting approximately 3.9 nautical miles northeast of Jazirat Um Al Fayarin. The aframax was only delivered to the Greek Dynacom Tankers Management in August and was on its maiden voyage. Delivered on Aug 24 by the Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding, the vessel was essentially at the very beginning of its commercial service life when it came under attack on Oct 4. Dynacom was one of a small number of companies that has consistently risked Strait of Hormuz transits since the war between the US and Iran broke out at the end of February. Over the past week, the pace of successful Iranian strikes has approached a rate of nearly one tanker per day, putting pressure on the steady flow of tanker traffic through the waterway, which had recently rebounded to more than 12 million barrels per day - enough to restore total Gulf export volume to nearly prewar levels, as the U.S. has ceased all counterattacks on the Iran-linked merchant fleet.

A cayuco was located two nautical miles from Maspalomas on Oct 11, 2026. The CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento mobilised the SAR helicopter Helimer 211 helicopter and the 'Salvamar Macondo', which accompanied them to Arguineguín. On Oct 10, the 'Guardamar Urania' rescued 96 people, among them nine women and two minors, and transferred them to Arrecife, where disembarkation began past midnight. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2109230104068911384

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arrived Alang Anchorage 11.10.26

The 'Key Fjord' was detained on Sep 24, 2026, in Ghent with 31 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Pollution Prevention - Oil filtering equipment Inoperative 2) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 3) Fire safety - Fire dampers Not as required 4) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Not as required 5) Emergency system - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative The vessel was released again on Oct 6 and left the port enroute to Valsneset. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E9rrrCCCC/

On Oct 10, the 'Finlaggan', serving the route Kennacraig - Islay, suffered a technical issue which required. further investigations. As a consequence, the 5:45 p.m. sailing from Port Askaig was operated by the 'Isle of Islay'. Due to berth availability, the 'Finlaggan' arrived in Port Askaig at 6:00 p.m. The following sailings were cancelled: Departure Port Askaig – 7:30 p.m. Departure Kennacraig – 8:20 p.m.

The 'Dhalkut' was harassed in the Strait of Hormuz on Oct 8, 2026. A report said there was shooting near the vessel, which was anchored off the coast of Fujairah in the UAE. Vanguard initially reported that had said there was a fire on board the tanker in the Gulf of Oman, about 40 kilometres east of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The company later clarified that there were no indications a fire occurred on the vessel.

AIS tracking data indicated that the 'Minerva Zen' departed the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sep 22, 2026. On Oct 9, an official public authorisation was issued regarding the lifting of US sanctions on Russian-origin diesel imports. The tanker was headed to Wilmington, NC, with an ETA as of Oct 12. While the transit time from the Baltic Sea to the US East Coast is approximately 17–18 days, the vessel's imminent arrival, occurring within 24 to 48 hours of the official policy announcement on Oct 9, indicated that cargo loading and trans-Atlantic routing were initiated more than two weeks prior to the public regulatory shift, suggesting that the commercial logistics for this shipment were positioned in advance of the formalised policy change. On Oct 10 it was clarified that the ship was not carrying diesel, but urea, which was not sanctioned.

The 'Guardamar Urania' rescued 76 boat people, among them eight women and two minors. on the early morning of Oct 9 from a rubber dinghy, and transferred them to Arrecife, where they arrived at approximately 1.20 a.m. LT. The operation was coordinated by the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo. Controllers fromthe CCS Las Palmas also mobilised the 'Salvamar Acrux', which located a precarious boat about seven nautical miles east of Corralejo. It rescued the 60 people aboard and transferred them to the Port of Arrecife, where they arrived at approximately 6 a.m. LT. On Oct 10, the 'Guardamar Urania' rescued 96 people, among them nine women and two minors, and transferred them to Arrecife, where disembarkation began past midnight. Photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2108442616610119836

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The US military disabled the 'Ocean Molica' on Oct 10, 2026, in the Gulf of Oman after the ship’s crew ignored warnings and attempted to run a naval blockade against Iran. A U.S. military fighter jet struck the stern of the vessel (also known as the “Arika Sun”), enroute from Iran, with a precision munition, fully disabling the ship’s propulsion without harming the crew. As of Oct 11, the vessel was NUC in pos. 21° 23' N 059° 46 E. The CENTCOM warned mariners in the Gulf of Oman and the approaches to the Strait of Hormuz to heed blockade warnings, monitor notice-to-mariners broadcasts and contact US naval forces. The number of vessels transiting the Strait fell to the lowest in more than two months, after the attacks on tankers reached their highest level last week since the US and Israel launched the war on Iran in February, raising more concerns over shipping disruptions and supporting crude prices. Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/2109073217176637447

On the night of Oct 8, 2026, the 9.7 meter long fishing vessel 'José El Tuno - 3ª-GC-1-5-01' became disabled in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 140 miles southwest of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain. The 'José El Tuno' had departed from La Restinga on Oct 6 with three crew members on board. The fishing vessel alerted the authorities the vessel had suffered engine failure and water ingress. The 'José El Tuno' had a total power blackout with the 3 crew attempting to dewater the vessel. Salvamento Maritimó dispatched the Helimer 204 helicopter to the scene, and the 'Draak' was mobilized in the area. The helicopter arrived on site and hoisted all crewmembers off the José El Tuno. The crew was transported to El Hierro.  Authorities have alerted maritime traffic in the area the vessel was abandoned and adrift. No reports of injuries. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2108484474052792558  

The 'Salvamar Navia's watchman spotted a cayuco from land in La Restinga on Oct 10 and alerted the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo. The boat was mobilised, but didnn't even manage to head out as the cayuco entered under its own means. Even so, they headed to the dock to assist in mooring the vessel carrying 60 sub-Saharan people, among them women and five minors.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy issued a statement on Oct 9, 2026, taking credit for a series of recent attacks on tankers, saying it was increasing enforcement on non-compliant vessels and the range of strikes. This came as one new strike was confirmed, with several other incidents reported, and the International Maritime Organization showed that incidents related to the war have now passed the 100 mark. Crude exports were sharply lower, as of Oct 7, the level was down by approximately a third to just under 10 million barrels per day versus around 15.5 million barrels per day in September. 15 or 16 incidents believed have taken place since September, with a dozen in recent days. Since July, there have been 59 incidents, of which 41 involved commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The IMO showed that confirmed incidents since the start of the war passed 100 with a strike on the 'ST1' on Oct 7 off Oman in the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz. Windward report it has identified a dozen vessels struck in the recent attacks, of which 11 were tankers, and they were all transiting the southern channel near Oman with their AIS transmissions switched off. Despite the immense security risk, aging VLCCs like the 'ST1' continued to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, as freight rates have reached historic highs due to the conflict. Shortly before the incident, the 'ST1' was chartered for a 12-day voyage within the Strait at a rate of US$1.9 million per day.

On Oct 10, 2026, the Tzelepis Port Authority was notified of a mechanical failure in the starboard main engine of the 'Aero 4 Highspeed', en route from the port of Piraeus to the port of Poros with a crew of 12 and 183 passengers on board. The vessel returned to tPiraeus under its own power. Arrangements were made by the owner company to transport the passengers to their destinations. The 1st Tzelepis Port Department of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus initially banned the vessel from sailing until the fault was repaired and a certificate of seaworthiness maintenance was submitted by the monitoring classification society. Following the submission of the certificate, the vessel was permitted to resume its schedule.

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The 'SVR Venus' was detained on Oct 5 in Burgas with eight detainable defiencies: 10127 - Safety of Navigation - Voyage or passage plan - no responsibility of RO; 11104 - Life saving appliances - Rescue boats - no responsibility of RO; 11113 - Life saving appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats - no responsibility of RO; 4114 - Emergency Systems - Emergency source of power - Emergency generator - no responsibility of RO; 5110 - Radio Communications - Facilities for reception of marine safety inform. - no responsibility of RO; 7105 - Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions - no responsibility of RO; 7106 - Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system - no responsibility of RO; 7110 - Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and appliances - no responsibility of RO. The ship was released again on Oct 7 and left the port with destination designated as Liverpool with an ETA as of Oct 23. In fact, the 'SVR Venus' berthed in Tuzla on Oct 9 and continuedto the port of destination on Oct 10. The last detention of the ship was only on Feb 27, then still sailing as 'C. Epsilon', in Creeksea with 25 deficiencies, for seven days until March 5.

A canoe was located off the coast of Costa del Silencio , South of Tenerife, on Oct 9. Tge 'Salvamar Alpheratz' escorted it to the port of Los Cristianos, where around 120 people of sub-Saharan origin have disembarked. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2108493094433767803

On Oct 7, 2026, at about 7 p.m. hours UTC, the master of the 'Acers' reported that the tanker was struck by multiple projectiles in the Persian Gulf, about 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar. Casualties have been reported in the incident, and the authorities launched an investigation. On Oct 10, the ship was sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz waterway, which connects the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. The strike was the first reported tanker attack in the western half of the Arabian Gulf in the recent weeks.