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Iran has released the 'St. Nikolas' without the cargo one million barrels of Iraqi crude oil. The seizure was in retaliation against the ship’s manager, the Empire Navigation, Greece. In 2023, the Empire Navigation helped the US authorities to seize the Iranian cargo aboard the vessel, formerly named 'Suez Rajan'. The US Court ordered the seizure of Iranian cargo from Suez Rajan. In August 2023, the Iranian cargo was offloaded from the vessel at the Texas coast. Following this, the tanker was renamed and returned to the Middle East. It was seized along with its cargo by Iran on Jan 11. The oil cargo has been transferred through ship-to-ship onto the 'T.'Semahat' (IMO: 9804148) near Larak Island between July 23 and 25 . Tupris, a Turkish refiner, stated that it had purchased the crude oil from SOMO, an Iraqi state oil company. The refiner also noted that the crude oil is now destined for the refinery and scheduled to arrive in September. The 'T.SEMAHAT was moored at Khor Fakkan Anchorage on July 26.

on July 20, 2024, at 3 a.m. UTC, the 'Pumba' was attacked about 64 nautical miles northwest of Al Mukha on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. The captain reported two attacks on the vessel. The first attack came by an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), which exploded near the vessel and caused minor damage. The second attack was followed by an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), which also exploded in proximity to the vessel. Subsequently, the vessel’s captain reported additional sightings of the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). Later, the Company’s Security officer informed that a missile was seen at around 08.05 a.m. UTC, which missed the vessel and hit the water nearby. All crew members were reported safe. The ship had departed from Jeddah on July 18 en route to Port Klang with an ETA as of July 28.

The 'HK 9' along with the top deck cargo barge 'LKH 2882' was approached by 10 perpetrators on July 15, 2024, at 4.40 p.m. in pos. 1° 16.1' N 104° 13'37' E, about 7,5 nautical miles vom Tanjung Tondong. The pirates stole scrap metal from the cargo of the towed barge. No injuries were reported.

After the attack of Houthi terrorists 97 nautical miles northwest of the port city of Hodeidah on July 15, the 'Chios Lion was losing oil. The spill was estimated to be 220 kilometers long and formed 106 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah, in the Red Sea near the marine protected area off the coast of Yemen and Saudi Arabia, on July 16, which corresponded to the location of the attack on the "Chios Lion". Photo: https://x.com/ceobs_org/status/1813531845524677002

The 'Lobivia' was attacked by Houthi terrorists on July 20, 2024, in the Gulf of Aden using a series of ballistic missiles and drones. The ship truck by two missiles, reportedly launched by Houthi terrorists, while positioned approximately 83 nautical miles southeast of Aden. No crew member have been injured. A fire, which broke out on board, could be extinguished by the crew, The vessel was heading to the port of Berbera to assess the damage caused.