Iran Doubles Hormuz Non-Compliant Ship List to 240 Vessels
Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), a body Tehran has set up to control traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, has published a longer list of ships it calls “non-compliant”. The strait is the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula that links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Released on Monday, 2 November, the update adds 114 vessels and takes the total to 240.
Risk analysts at Orbital, cited by The Maritime Executive, found that 118 of the listed ships are crude oil tankers, and 65 of the new additions are tankers. Gulf state fleets are heavily targeted. Ships linked to Kuwait Oil Tanker Co, Bahri, NCC, ADNOC, Nakilat, QatarEnergy, Safeen and AD Ports make up 72 entries. The largest single group is linked to South Korea’s Sinokor. The list also includes three ships Iran has already sunk and seven with no registered owner.
Iran says listed ships will face restrictions on future passages, including fines, detention or confiscation. The move comes as attacks on shipping continue. UKMTO has recorded 18 confirmed attacks since 6 October, six of them inside the Gulf, while US Central Command maintains that the strait remains open.
For seafarers, the list adds another layer of risk in an already dangerous area. Crews on named ships could face boarding, detention or seizure during a Hormuz transit. Companies and masters will need to check whether their vessels are listed, follow flag-state and UKMTO guidance, and keep crews informed of their rights under warlike-area terms.
