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Tanker on fire after US attack
On May 11 there was an active fire aboard the 'Sea Star III', days after the vessel was disabled by a U.S. Navy fighter jet during blockade enforcement operations near the Gulf of Oman. Scorch marks and flames appeared near the funnel area of the unloaded tanker of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC). The VLCC was fired at by a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS 'George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)' on May 8 in pos. 25.63345, 57.92449, near the port area of Bandar-e Jask in the eastern Gulf of Oman, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, after the vessel failed to comply with Navy orders. Photos: https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2053941352199758119
American forces disabled tankers
American forces disabled two tankers, the 'Sea Star III' and 'Sevda' in the Gulf of Oman after accusing them of violating the ongoing naval blockade of Iran on May 8, 2026. Both vessels were intercepted before reaching Iranian ports, and according to CENTCOM, precision strikes targeted the ships’ smokestacks to stop them from continuing their voyage. Both ships were east of Bandar e-Jask with 25.62448, 57.93673 as their average coordinates. The 'Sea Star III' had a tuggy behind her. A fire was raging on the ' Sevda'.
Chinese Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding delivers PANDA, first of new VLCCs to Iran
A Chinese shipyard has delivered the first of 12 supertankers to Iran, giving Tehran extra capacity to transport its oil to Asia, but it is unclear if the ship has the permits necessary to call at global ports. Shipments, however, have become unpredictable as NITC's limited shipping capacity is overstretched, and industry sources said the arrival of the 318,000 deadweight ton "Panda" in the Persian Gulf in early October may help ease the strain. The very large crude carrier (VLCC) left Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding on September 18. It was initially due to sail to Iran in May, but the sanctions delayed its delivery. A second vessel, the Souvenir, is conducting sea trials in China, but it is unclear when it would begin commercial operations. "The first of Iran's VLCCs is on its way to Iran. It is unclear how the tanker is being insured in light of the Western sanctions, but I'm sure Iran has found a way," said a Singapore-based oil shipping executive who declined to be named as he was not authorized to talk to the media. Seven more VLCCs are scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, with the remaining four being built in 2013, giving Iran greater flexibility to store and transport its oil.
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