The US-Israel-Iran war · The Strait of Hormuz and the sea lanes

Seven commodity ships cross the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, half the previous day's count, Kpler data show

Confirmedon verified, dated visual or sensor evidence: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party, with visual or sensor evidence.

Kpler data reported by Reuters showed seven commodity ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday 20 August, half the previous day's count, against more than 130 a day before the war. Ships sailing with transponders off are not counted. Before February the strait carried about a fifth of all traded oil.

When: 20 August 2026
Where: Strait of Hormuz, No single country
What: shipping disruption
Attribution: Not attributed. Traffic data; no single actor.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Sensor data gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kpler ship-tracking data, reported by Reuters · published 2026-08-21 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	confirmed	P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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