AIS vessel tracking data from the Strait of Hormuz reveals a 5-to-1 ratio of tankers heading East versus West — and the crisis is only making it worse. Worldwide AIS Data Intellegance Team. March 4th 2026 KEY FINDINGS 1,471 unique vessels detected across WWAN stations over 7 days — but daily traffic collapsed from ~138 ships/day (January average) to just 21 on March 4, a 85% drop . 5:1 East-to-West ratio — 71 tankers heading to Asia vs. only 14 to Europe. This mirrors the EIA's 2024...

First Ship Hit in Hormuz: The Tanker Skylight Attack Explained On Sunday morning , the scenario shifted from theoretical to physical. The Palau-flagged tanker Skylight  was struck approximately five nautical miles north of Khasab Port, in Oman's Musandam Governorate, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. Oman's Maritime Security Centre confirmed the attack, reporting that all 20 crew members, 15 Indian nationals and five Iranians, were evacuated by the Omani navy. Four sustained injuries of...