Tag: Persian Gulf

The Strike Club informed that it will continue to provide marine delay insurance for operators in the Straits of Hormuz between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. The Club reached this decision, despite rising political tensions in the area and recent attacks on six tankers.

The Maritime Administration of the Marshall Islands issued an advisory concerning vessels operating in or near the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman. The note highlights that many are the countries that conduct naval exercises and operations in these areas. Thus, this advisory supplements information and navigation warnings routinely provided by other sources.

Twelve Indians were rescued from a sinking vessel in the Persian Gulf by a French Navy ship on November 20. The aircraft unit of the frigate, a Panther helicopter, performed rescue hoist maneuvers and rescue the seafarers from the capsized vessel. The vessel had capsized minutes ago, forcing its Indian crew to cling to the overturned hull.

The Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran is the world's most secure region for shipping, according to Iran's representative to IMO. These remarks were made by Mr. Mohammad Rastad on Tuesday, on the sidelines of IMO's 30th Assembly session, at IMO headquarters in London.

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command ceased the mission, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren informed

Maersk Tigris Statement on Behalf of Rickmers Shipmanagement

Iran: Construction of Shadegan port completed

They trapped underwater while installing an underwater oil pipeline The bodies of eight of the thirteen divers trapped underwater have been recovered, according to Iran's official news agency. There is no word on the remaining divers.The divers - 7 Indians, 5 Iranians, and 1 Ukrainian - were part of a team installing an underwater oil pipeline. They were operating inside a pressurized diving chamber when their Koosha-1 ship sank in the Persian Gulf Thursday afternoon. The chamber was onboard the ship at the time wand the divers were inside - to avoid having to pressurize and depressurize for each dive.Officials say stormy weather was in the area when the nearly 3 decade old offshore support vessel sank, just 15 miles from Iran's coast.Six of the bodies recovered were found in the diving chamber that became trapped underwater. All six were Indians. Iran's official news agancy reports that two more bodies were recovered at the depth of 72 meters. Sixty of the 73 people onboard the vessel were rescued.The Koosha-1 is owned by the Iranian company, Darya Koosh Co. and operated by the UAE based, Simatech Shipping & Forwarding.Source: Maritime Executive

It is at the final stage of manufacture in South Korea The world's biggest oil tanker is expected to enter the Persian Gulf's fleet soon, announced Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC), a subsidiary of NIOC.The oil tanker is an FSU (Floating Storage and Unload vessel) and is at the final stage of manufacture in South Korea, said Mahmoud Zirakchian-zadeh, the managing director of IOOC.The oil tanker, according to Zirakhchian-zadeh, has a storage capacity of 2.2 million barrels of crude oil, for which about 300 million euros have been invested.The oil tanker is primarily for storing the crude oil from several oil fields of Iran in the Persian Gulf, aiming at direct export to global markets, Zirakchian-zadeh added.Source: Oil Voice