Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as U.S.-Iran tensions high
A similar warning went out to shippers earlier this year ahead of Iran seizing two tankers traveling near the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20 per cent of the world's oil passes.
A U.S.-backed maritime group called the International Maritime Security Construct "is notifying regional mariners of appropriate precautions to minimize the risk of seizure based on current regional tensions, which we seek to de-escalate," Hawkins said. "Vessels are being advised to transit as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible."
The EU-led mission, called the European Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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