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Operations · Security15 Aug 2026Oman · Suez · Singapore StraitCaroline Bezengi is on the rocks in an Omani reserve. The same class of ship loses engines in Suez and runs dark through the Singapore TSS. The question is not sanctions. It is who applies the rules before the oil is on their own coast.
Security14 Aug 2026Black SeaIn early July more than a hundred ships sat near Kerch. By 19 July satellite colour showed about a dozen. On 10 July Russia stopped applications to use the Don-Azov channel and the Kerch strait. The picture we can stand behind is the traffic, and the Russian restriction. Not damage, and not sinkings.
Security14 Aug 2026HormuzOn the evening of 13 August, ADNOC said two of its vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. No one was hurt. The same day UKMTO reported a UAV strike on one unnamed tanker. It is not established that these are the same event.
Security14 Aug 2026East MedOn 3 March 2026 the Russian-flagged LNG carrier Arctic Metagas suffered explosions and fire. About 30 crew left the ship and were found safe. She did not sink. Who caused the explosions is not established.
Security14 Aug 2026ArcticA Russian insurer has paid more than 53 million rubles after an oil tanker’s hull was deformed in Arctic ice, even with an icebreaker escort. The ship has not been named. Date and position are unpublished.
Security14 Aug 2026East Med · Red SeaEgyptian authorities confirmed a drone started a fire on two gas ships at Damietta. Energos Winter took the main hit. The import unit is still out. Who launched the drone is not identified.
No new confirmed kinetic incident in this window. The desk is reading flag circulars and insurance language, not social rumours.
The joint advisory treats the Eastern Mediterranean strike as a kinetic risk note. It is not a standalone UKMTO warning PDF for Damietta.
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