The collision was the product of the electronic interference that implies the conflict between Iran and Israel.
While violence in the conflict between Israel and Irantwo oil ships collided and suffered serious fires near the Ormuz narrowa strategic step in Middle Eastproduct of the electronic interference generated by the war escalation. At the moment, there were no reports of injured or oil spills.
The interference produced by the conflict Navigation systems disturbed near the sea route between Iran and Omanthrough which it circulates near a fifth of the oil around the world.
From the ship Adalynn there were 24 evacuated to the port of Khor Fakkan After the accident that occurred to 24 nautical miles from its eastern coast, according to the Coast Guard of Arab Emirates. For its part, the Fortline company added that its boat, the front Eagle, is safe and contamination after a fire on its deck is not appreciated. The company said in dialogue with Reuters that the incident would be investigated, but that there were no signs of external interference.
The front Eagle was loaded with 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude and headed to Zhoushan, China, according to the TankerTrackers.com follow -up service, while the Adalynn, Suezmax class oil owned by Global Shipping Holding Ltd, of India, He did not carry a load and sailed to the Suez Canal, in Egypt, according to the monitoring service.
The Ormuz Strait, a key point in the Middle East
The JMIC Information Center of the Multinational Combined Maritime Force led by the United States had warned this week that received reports from electronic interference from the immediate vicinity of the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and other areas of the Persian Gulf region.
On other occasions, from Iran they had threatened to close the Strait to traffic in retaliation due to Western pressure.
Approximately a fifth of the world’s total oil consumption goes through the Strait. Between the beginning of 2022 and last month, between 17.8 and 20.8 million barrels per day of crude oil, condensate and fuels crossed that area, according to Vortexa data.
Source: Ambito
