LNG tanker Gaslog Shanghai (IMO 9600528) was now stable after an incident that occurred when it was exiting the Strait of Hormuz, with everyone on board safe and accounted for, its controlling company, Greece-based GasLog, has said.
GasLog said that there was an “incident” on Friday July 31st (see yesterday’s IMN) without going into further details or clarifying whether the ship or its cargo had sustained any damage.
“GasLog LNG Services immediately activated their emergency plan, notified all relevant authorities, and is currently assessing the condition of the vessel and assure the safety of our people,” the statement said.
The Gaslog Shanghai had loaded an LNG cargo at Qatar’s Ras Laffan export terminal on July 27th 28th.The vessel was observed inside the Strait of Hormuz on July 31st, taking the southern route closer to Oman, before reappearing outside the waterway on August 2nd, the data showed. The vessel was struck when it was about 11nm northeast of Lima in Oman. By Monday August 3rd the vessel was off Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, just outside the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran claimed to have attacked at least two vessel which it claimed were part of a US-military protected convoy that was heading east out of the Persian Gulf.
On Saturday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile. Both incidents occurred off Oman’s Musandam Peninsula.
On Sunday, the UKMTO said it had received a report from the master of a tanker of an explosion in close proximity to the vessel about 20 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman. The vessel and its crew were reported safe, it said.
Two other vessels were identified as having received threats from Iran when traversing the Strait.
Sinokor crude oil tanker Egypt Prosperity (IMO 9534004) received repeated threats over VHF while sailing eastbound through Hormuz, around 20nm northeast of Khasab, Oman on August 2nd 20:37 UTC (close to midnight local time). The callers claimed affiliation with the IRGC and warned that the tanker would be attacked. Its master subsequently heard a loud explosion, but this was a considerable distance off the starboard beam. The vessel altered course and headed towards Dubai’s outer port limits. The ship and crew were reported safe.
Then Liberia-flagged tanker On Pride (IMO 9945318) reported hearing warning shots from the north and an explosion about 1.5nm from its port quarter, while sailing inbound through Omani territorial waters. The master believed the unidentified projectile had been aimed at another vessel, but could not confirm this.
One tanker carrying LPG loaded in Iran traversed the SoH on Sunday, Kpler data showed, although some vessels may have switched off their AIS and could not immediately be accounted for.
The number of commodity vessels passing through Hormuz fell to 10 on Saturday after Friday’s total of 19 In addition to the VLCCs Spain B and Noble (see yesterday’s IMN), two more VLCCs exited the Hormuz strait while one entered on Friday.
These include the VLCC Kiku (IMO 9329796), carrying about 1.4m barrels of Qatari crude, and the Sinokor VLCC Rotterdam Energy (IMO 9508859) with 2m barrels of DAS crude from the United Arab Emirates aboard.
2011-built, Liberia-flagged, 164,580 gt Egypt Prosperity is owned by Haut Brion 35 Ltd care of Sinokor Maritime of Seoul, South Korea. ISM manager is Fleet Ship Management Pvt Ltd of Singapore. It is entered with London Club on behalf of Sinokor Maritime Ltd.
2024-built, Liberia-flagged, 62,373 gt On Pride is owned by On Pride Inc of Panama City. Commercial manager is Onex DMCC of Dubai, UAE. It is entered with Gard AS on behalf of On Pride Inc.
2006-built, Panama-flagged, 159,919 gt Kiku is owned by Prima Energy Ltd care of manager Apex Shipping & Energy Ltd of Athens, Greece. It is entered with West P&I (Claims Team Greece) on behalf of Prima Energy Ltd. As of August 3rd it was at anchor in the Gulf of Oman.
2010-built, Liberia-flagged, 156,651 gt Rotterdam Energy is owned by Haut Brion 23 Ltd care of manager Sinokor Maritime Co Ltd of Seoul, South Korea. It is entered with NorthStandard on behalf of ALS Ship Chartering Ltd. As of August 3rd it was listed as Stopped in the Gulf of Oman as Sohar Anchorage (arrived August 2nd).