Tanker Captains Offered $100,000 A Month Plus Bonus To Transit Strait Of Hormuz
Oil tanker captains sailing through the Strait of Hormuz are being offered up to $100,000 a month, plus a $50,000 bonus for each crossing.
Oil tanker captains sailing through the Strait of Hormuz are being offered up to $100,000 a month, plus a $50,000 bonus for each crossing.
Oil exports from the Gulf region have increased, although tanker attacks and logistical problems are still affecting shipments.
An attack on the Panama-flagged tanker MT On Peace left eleven Indian crew members injured in the Strait of Hormuz.
The attack injured 12 of the tankerโs 19 crew members and caused a fire on board, Omanโs Ministry of Defence said.
UKMTO reported five separate incidents on October 5. Three of the attack reports were received late and related to incidents on October 3-4.
Oman has said that foreign ships and maritime units operating in its territorial waters must keep their AIS switched on at all times.
The US military has deployed high-energy laser weapons on warships in the Strait of Hormuz and has used them against drones and other aerial threats.
Iraq’s state-owned Iraqi Oil Tanker Company has moved 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil beyond the Strait of Hormuz on a very large crude carrier.ย
Two oil tankers have reportedly been targeted by unidentified projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, as per the report issued by UKMTO.
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