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CNA
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- General
- CNA
Two oil tankers collide, catch fire near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI/COPENHAGEN: Two oil tankers collided and caught fire on Tuesday (Jun 17) near the Strait of Hormuz, where electronic interference has surged during conflict between Iran and Israel, but there were no injuries to crew or spillage reported. With Iran and Israel firing missiles at each other since Friday, interference has disrupted navigation systems near the vital waterway between Iran and Oman which handles about a fifth of the world's seaborne oil. The United Arab Emirates coast guard said it had evacuated 24 people from one of the ships, Adalynn, to the port of Khor Fakkan after the crash 24 nautical miles off its eastern coast. Personnel on the second tanker, the Front Eagle, were reported safe with no pollution seen after a fire on its deck, according to its owner, the Oslo-listed company Frontline. Frontline later told Reuters the incident would be investigated, but there was no suggestion of outside interference. The Front Eagle was loaded with 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil and was en route to Zhoushan in China, according to monitoring service The Adalynn, a Suezmax-class tanker owned by India-based Global Shipping Holding Ltd, had no cargo and was sailing towards the Suez Canal in Egypt, the monitoring service said. said on X that the Front Eagle was moving southbound at a speed of 13.1 knots when it "executed a starboard (right) turn, resulting in a collision with the port quarter (aft port side)" of the Adalynn, which was proceeding southeast at 4.8 knots. STRATEGIC STRAIT The Strait of Hormuz links the Gulf to the northwest with the Gulf of Oman to the southeast and the Arabian Sea beyond. Between the start of 2022 and last month, roughly 17.8 million to 20.8 million barrels of crude, condensate and fuels flowed through daily, according to data from Vortexa. The multinational, US-led Combined Maritime Force's JMIC information centre said in an advisory this week that it had received reports of electronic interference stemming from the vicinity of the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, on the north shore of the strait, and other areas in the Gulf region. Iran has in the past threatened to close the strait to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure. Tehran has not commented on Tuesday's collision or reports of electronic interference. There was no immediate response to a Reuters request for comment from the Emirati foreign ministry or Khor Fakkan container terminal on Tuesday. Dozens of tankers have dropped anchor in major port hubs in the Gulf close to the Strait of Hormuz around Fujairah and Khor Fakkan and Sharjah on the Emirati side, ship tracking data on MarineTraffic showed on Tuesday. Some shipping companies have decided to pause their voyages due to the heightened tensions, while others were awaiting charter hires due to uncertainty, shipping sources said. While war risk insurance costs for ships heading to Israeli ports have soared in recent days, the costs so far remain stable for voyages through the Gulf, insurance industry sources said on Tuesday. "Rates, for the time being, remain stable with no noticeable increases since the latest hostilities between Israel and Iran. This position could change dramatically depending on any further escalation or general conflagration in the area," David Smith, head of marine with insurance broker McGill and Partners, told Reuters.
Khaleej Times
2 hours ago
- Khaleej Times
Two oil tankers collide, catch fire near Strait of Hormuz
[Editor's Note: Follow the KT live blog for live updates on the Israel-Iran conflict.] Two oil tankers collided and caught fire on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, where electronic interference has surged during the conflict between Iran and Israel, but there were no injuries to crew or spillage reported. With Iran and Israel firing missiles at each other since Friday, interference has disrupted navigation systems near the vital waterway between Iran and Oman which handles about a fifth of the world's seaborne oil. The UAE coast guard said it had evacuated 24 people from one of the ships, Adalynn, to the port of Khor Fakkan after the crash 24 nautical miles off its eastern coast. Personnel on the second tanker, the Front Eagle, were reported safe with no pollution seen after a fire on its deck, according to its owner, the Oslo-listed company Frontline. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Frontline later said the incident would be investigated, but there was no suggestion of outside interference. The Front Eagle was loaded with 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil and was en route to Zhoushan in China, according to monitoring service The Adalynn, a Suezmax-class tanker owned by India-based Global Shipping Holding Ltd, had no cargo and was sailing towards the Suez Canal in Egypt, the monitoring service said. said on X that the Front Eagle was moving southbound at a speed of 13.1 knots when it "executed a starboard (right) turn, resulting in a collision with the port quarter (aft port side)" of the Adalynn, which was proceeding southeast at 4.8 knots. The Strait of Hormuz links the Gulf to the northwest with the Gulf of Oman to the southeast and the Arabian Sea beyond. Between the start of 2022 and last month, roughly 17.8 million to 20.8 million barrels of crude, condensate and fuels flowed through daily, according to data from Vortexa. The multinational, US-led Combined Maritime Force's JMIC information centre said in an advisory this week that it had received reports of electronic interference stemming from the vicinity of the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, on the north shore of the strait, and other areas in the Gulf region. Iran has in the past threatened to close the strait to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure. Tehran has not commented on Tuesday's collision or reports of electronic interference. Dozens of tankers have dropped anchor in major port hubs in the Gulf close to the Strait of Hormuz around Fujairah and Khor Fakkan and Sharjah on the Emirati side, ship tracking data on MarineTraffic showed on Tuesday. Some shipping companies have decided to pause their voyages due to the heightened tensions, while others were awaiting charter hires due to uncertainty, shipping sources said. While war risk insurance costs for ships heading to Israeli ports have soared in recent days, the costs so far remain stable for voyages through the Gulf, insurance industry sources said on Tuesday. "Rates, for the time being, remain stable with no noticeable increases since the latest hostilities between Israel and Iran. This position could change dramatically depending on any further escalation or general conflagration in the area," David Smith, head of marine with insurance broker McGill and Partners, said.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Two Tankers Catch Fire, Ships Hailed as Hormuz Fears Grow
(Bloomberg) -- Two giant ocean-going tankers collided and caught fire and two other ships were approached by Iranian boats near the Strait of Hormuz energy chokepoint, rattling global oil and shipping markets already on high alert. Security Concerns Hit Some of the World's 'Most Livable Cities' As Part of a $45 Billion Push, ICE Prepares for a Vast Expansion of Detention Space As American Architects Gather in Boston, Retrofits Are All the Rage How E-Scooters Conquered (Most of) Europe Taser-Maker Axon Triggers a NIMBY Backlash in its Hometown The Front Eagle, an 1,100-foot (335-meter) supertanker known as a very large crude carrier, and a smaller vessel called the Adalynn, crashed into each other off the coast of the United Arab Emirates at 00:15 local time on Tuesday, Frontline Plc, the owner of the first vessel said by email. The incident was 'navigational' and 'unrelated to the current regional conflict,' it said. Separately, two vessels were hailed by Iranian small craft near the vital waterway in the last 36 hours, the Joint Maritime Information Center said in a daily update. 'Though not out of the ordinary, it remains noteworthy during regional tensions,' according to the Bahrain-based naval coalition that seeks to keep commercial shipping safe in and around the Persian Gulf. Shipping through Hormuz is under intense scrutiny because the waterway is the conduit for millions of barrels of Middle East oil every day, and Iran has previously threatened to close it in times of conflict. There's no sign of that so far, but traders are still watching carefully for any signs of disruption. Forward freight agreements — derivatives that traders use to bet on or hedge shipping costs — rallied after the earlier collision, according to two people who follow those prices. They were between 70 and 74 industry standard Worldscale points on Tuesday, up from between 65 and 70 points a day earlier. The derivatives had slumped during Monday's trading session after a report that Iran was seeking to de-escalate the conflict. Israel's airstrikes, which started Friday and have continued since, sent oil tanker rates from the Middle East surging more than 50%. While there's been no direct intervention from the Persian Gulf country, the JMIC warned on Tuesday of persistently high levels of electronic interference. Such activity pressures crews to step up visual lookouts and use more traditional systems like physical navigation maps, several owners said. UK-based maritime security agency Vanguard Tech said in an alert seen by Bloomberg that there was no initial indication of 'foul play' regarding the collision, with fires contained and crews reported safe. According to a social media post from UAE's national guard, 24 crew members on the Adalynn were rescued. Frontline confirmed its crew was safe as well. Still, news of the collision caught the attention of shippers and oil traders in morning trading in Asia and the Middle East as such incidents are very rare in Hormuz. Front Eagle appeared to have been affected by signal jamming on June 15 and 16 as it sailed past the Iranian port of Assaluyeh, according to ship-tracking data, although that wasn't close to the crash site. The supertanker was headed to China, from Iraq's Basra oil terminal, according to vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The 23-year-old Adalynn sails under the Antigua and Barbuda flag, and its insurer data are not on industry databases. It has been frequently sighted plowing the route between Russia's Ust-Luga, in the Baltic Sea, and Vadinar on India's west coast. Front Eagle is a 2020-built tanker sailing under the Liberian flag. Emails sent to Oceanpack Ship Management, the listed owner of Adalynn, went unanswered. Ship-tracking data reviewed by Bloomberg shows the tankers were seen sailing near each other off the Gulf of Oman, with their paths eventually crossing. The waters off the UAE's Khor Fakkan and Hormuz are very congested, as they serve as a gateway to important crude oil and fuel suppliers within the region, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Abu Dhabi. --With assistance from Yongchang Chin and Verity Ratcliffe. (Updates with latest JMIC report from the first paragraph.) Ken Griffin on Trump, Harvard and Why Novice Investors Won't Beat the Pros How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants American Mid: Hampton Inn's Good-Enough Formula for World Domination The Spying Scandal Rocking the World of HR Software US Allies and Adversaries Are Dodging Trump's Tariff Threats ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Sign in to access your portfolio
Gulf Insider
3 hours ago
- Gulf Insider
First View: Oil Tanker Erupts In Flames After Collision Near Strait Of Hormuz
Unconfirmed video circulating on X shows the crude oil tanker Adalynn fully engulfed in flames following a high-impact collision with the tanker Front Eagle. The footage suggests Front Eagle struck the Adalynn on the port quarter, resulting in a substantial breach to the hull and subsequent fire aboard the vessel. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, crude oil tankers Adalynn and Front Eagle collided in the Gulf of Oman, about 24 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates, just outside the critical Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. The maritime incident occurred amid ongoing regional instability and increased GPS signal degradation, most likely linked to broader electronic warfare surrounding the Israel-Iran conflict. According to a report from Bloomberg, maritime security firms Vanguard Tech and Ambrey have assessed the tanker collision as a navigational accident with no indications of foul play or links to the ongoing regional conflict. Both firms have classified the incident as non-hostile in nature, downplaying initial speculation of an attack. The Adalynn, a 23-year-old Antigua and Barbuda-flagged tanker with no known insurance and a history of Russia-India sailing routes, may be part of Moscow's 'dark fleet.' All 24 crew members aboard were safely evacuated by the UAE National Guard. The Front Eagle, owned by Frontline Plc and flagged in Liberia, also reported no injuries and is cooperating in the investigation. While traders initially feared a security-related event, which spooked oil and shipping markets, preliminary assessments so far indicate otherwise and likely just a navigational incident. Ambrey analyst Daniel Smith stated, 'At the time of writing, we can only confirm that it is not a security incident. We continue to investigate the cause.' Possible visual evidence of the incident, reportedly showing at least one of the involved tankers engulfed in flames, was circulated on X. The footage remains unverified but has been widely shared. There are unconfirmed reports that three ships are on fire in the Gulf of Oman. NASA Firms data shows three fires in the waters of UAE. Ambrey says it is aware of an incident "22 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan in UAE", as per alert lines up with Firms data — Faytuks News (@Faytuks) June 17, 2025 The maritime incident comes one day after widespread GPS jamming was reported across the Strait of Hormuz, scrambling navigation for more than 900 vessels. GPSJam—a site that publishes daily heat maps of GPS/GNSS disruptions affecting aircraft—shows multiple 'high-interference' zones clustered around the Strait of Hormuz. The broader concern is that critical maritime chokepoints—including the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and the Suez Canal—remain highly vulnerable to disruption should the Israel-Iran conflict escalate or proxy groups tied to Tehran become further entangled. These corridors are essential to global energy flows and commercial shipping, and any kinetic spillover or asymmetric activity in these waterways could have immediate consequences for energy prices and global supply chains.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Science
- Yahoo
Greenpeace concerned as oil tankers on fire in Gulf of Oman
Following a suspected collision between two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Greenpeace is warning of devastating consequences for the environment. "An oil spill like the one now threatening the Gulf of Oman affects not only individual animal species, but the entire marine ecosystem," Thilo Maack, marine biologist at Greenpeace Germany, told dpa on Tuesday. According to the expert, dolphins, sea turtles and coastal birds are particularly sensitive to the toxic oil. "Fish larvae and other plankton - the basis of the marine food chain - are also at risk of mass extinction," said Maack. According to the environmental organization, the tanker Adalynn involved in the collision is part of the so-called Russian shadow fleet. The 23-year-old ship is on the list of the world's most dangerous tankers published by Greenpeace last year under a previous name. Iranian media reported a security incident in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday morning. Several oil tankers are said to have caught fire not far from the coast of the United Arab Emirates, Iranian state radio reported. A connection with the war between Israel and Iran was not initially confirmed. According to later reports, the ships collided.
