Ten tankers with a Greek flag and 85 Greek sailors are in the Persian Gulf and cannot pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Global shipping is on high alert , as developments in Iran are creating disruptions in international supply chains, while maritime labor is once again in the eye of the storm.
It is indicative that based on what Deputy Minister of Merchant Shipping and Island Policy Stefanos Gikas said in his television interview earlier, as well as what the Skytek data platform records, even after reports of the Straits being closed on Saturday night, hundreds of ships are in the area.
Specifically, approximately 100 container ships, 450 tankers and natural gas carriers, as well as 200 bulk carriers were sailing within the Strait of Hormuz, while transit traffic has now stopped.
Greek ships
Meanwhile, 10 tankers with a Greek flag and 85 Greek sailors are in the Persian Gulf and cannot pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
The above reports information from the Greek Ministry of Shipping, which is closely monitoring developments in the region.
Characteristically, in his relevant post on "X", Minister Vasilis Kikilias states that the Ministry of Shipping and Insular Policy is constantly monitoring developments in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
The Operations Center is in constant communication with companies that have Greek ships in the region, provides instructions and recommendations and informs the shipping community about developments, the minister adds.
"We are," he emphasizes , "in heightened operational readiness and are doing everything necessary to ensure the maximum possible protection of Greek shipping and Greek seafarers."
Injuries
At the same time, there are already strikes based on Iranian sources on ships of American and British interests, as reported.
The British service UKMTO mentions two ships. Specifically, it states that: “Two ships were attacked today off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security services reported, during the second day of Iranian strikes in the Gulf in retaliation for the attack launched by the US and Israel against Iran.
A first vessel, off the coast of Oman, was hit "by a projectile of unknown origin above the waterline," the British agency UKMTO reported.
In a separate incident, another “vessel was hit by a projectile of unknown origin,” UKMTO said, while maritime security firm Vanguard Tech said it was located “approximately 17 nautical miles northwest of Mina Sakr, United Arab Emirates.”
The MT Skylight
Meanwhile, the Palau Ship Registry (PSR) issued a statement regarding the recent incident on the tanker MT Skylight, for which there are relevant footage and visual material.
As reported: "The Palau Ship Registry (PSR), as stated in a statement, has taken note of the announcements from the Maritime Security Centre of Oman regarding the incident that occurred on the tanker MT Skylight in the Strait of Hormuz, approximately five nautical miles north of the port of Khasab.
According to the information available so far, there were 20 crew members on board the ship, of which four sailors were injured and taken ashore for medical care. PSR expresses its sympathy to the injured sailors and wishes them a speedy and full recovery.
In response to reports that the vessel was flying the flag of Palau at the time of the incident, the PSR clarifies that the MT Skylight had been deregistered from the Palau Register since January 2026, following the implementation of the prescribed compliance procedures and applicable regulatory requirements. Consequently, at the time of the reported incident, the vessel was not registered in the Palau Register.”
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