Meanwhile, the war rages on.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre says it has received a report of damage to a container vessel 25 nautical miles northwest of Ra’s al Khaymah, UAE, in the strait of Hormuz.
https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/20260311-ukmto_warning_018-26.pdf?rev=1cb01c63797849e2bbc1f6b17b99bfca
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There are a large number of ships clustered on the two sides of the Strait of Hormuz, with a few trying to traverse the narrow channel.
There is a smaller cluster NW of Ra’s al Khaymah, UAE.
That's a lot of oil that is not moving to the nations that depend on it for lighting, heating and cooling, transportation, computers, factories, ...
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:56.4/centery:26.1/zoom:9
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UKMTO is reporting a 2nd ship struck and ablaze, this one 11NM north of Oman in the Straits of Hormuz. The crew is evacuating the vessel.
https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#33bbc3e4-c99e-4e41-a360-4e517931f817
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@AkaSci Location matches up with a Thai ship, bulk carrier Mayuree Naree, bound for India
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