Iran has expanded sanctions against vessels that violate navigation regulations in the Hormuz Strait, increasing the total number of sanctioned ships to 77.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Persian Gulf Shipping Authority (PGSA), established by Iran to manage navigation in the Hormuz Strait, released a list of 77 vessels sanctioned for violating navigation rules on September 14.
The authority stated that these vessels could face penalties, including fines, detention, and confiscation, if they attempt to pass through the Hormuz Strait in the future.
Additionally, the PGSA warned that other vessels cooperating with the sanctioned ships could also be added to the sanctions list.
Since initially announcing sanctions against 45 vessels for violating its own navigation regulations on August 24, the PGSA has continued to add to the list of violators.
Reports indicate that several vessels owned or operated by South Korea's Sinokor are among those targeted by the sanctions.
The PGSA has also cautioned insurance companies, mutual protection and indemnity clubs, and classification societies via social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to refrain from providing services to the sanctioned vessels.
The authority emphasized that these organizations should avoid any consequences that may arise from transactions with the sanctioned vessels.
The P&I club is a mutual insurance association in the shipping industry that compensates shipowners and charterers for maritime liability to third parties.
Meanwhile, preliminary vessel tracking data released on the same day indicates that the number of commercial ships passing through the Hormuz Strait over the weekend dropped to single digits per day, significantly below the recent average of 14 vessels per day over the past ten days.
However, this statistic does not include vessels that may have passed through the strait while turning off their Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders to evade tracking.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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