NAVAREA IX 425/26
SÉCURITÉTugboat Selat Storm sunk after security incident in Strait of Hormuz
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ActiveA tug boat named SELAT STORM was reported involved in a security incident and has sunk near Jazirat Um Al Ghanam in the Strait of Hormuz. Position given as 26-22.55N 056-20.47E, about 0.6 NM west of Jazirat Um Al Ghanam. Mariners are cautioned. No end time or further instructions are provided.
Navigate with caution and keep a good lookout in the vicinity of the reported position.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, strategically important waterway and has been the site of past security incidents involving merchant and auxiliary vessels. Reports of a vessel sunk after a security incident are likely to attract wider media and government attention because of potential risks to shipping, crew safety and regional tensions. The reported position close to a small island (Jazirat Um Al Ghanam) is within a busy transit area used by commercial traffic. Further official follow-up or maritime security advisories may be issued by regional authorities or navies.
- Type
- Wreck / obstruction · severity critical
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz
- Validity
- From 02 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC
021500 UTC NOV 2026 - Hazards
- sunk tug (wreck/obstruction), security incident
Vessels involved
- SELAT STORM · tug boat (sunk)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCRCC Bandar AbbasIran (Islamic Republic of)60 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Qeshm Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004224304VHF 30range 30 NM34 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Bahonar RadioIran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004224301VHF 30range 30 NM46 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Abbas Radio (Persian Gulf)RCC Bandar AbbasIran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225300VHF 30, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM46 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Abomusa Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225310VHF 30range 30 NM78 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Lengeh RadioIran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004224302VHF 30range 30 NM79 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 02 Nov 2026, 14:07 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordssecurity incident
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