Status › Incidents › 2026-07-05
Maritime threat level raised for the Strait of Hormuz amid continuing IRGC attacks
· Strait of Hormuz · severity WARNING
The maritime threat level for the Strait of Hormuz was raised following the early-July attacks: the Combined Maritime Forces' Joint Maritime Information Center assessed the strait at SEVERE (Advisory Note Update 067, covering through 05 July 2026) and UKMTO lifted its own level to 'substantial' after the attacks, citing continuing IRGC attacks, radio hailing of merchant ships, uncrewed-aerial-system (UAS) activity and targeted surveillance. UKMTO advises vessels to transit with extreme caution and report suspicious activity. The strait remains operationally open but traffic has collapsed toward a near standstill amid renewed US-Iran strikes. The expanded southern (Omani-coast) corridor remains the designated route.
Primary source: JMIC Advisory Note Update 067 / UKMTO
This page is an editorial record of a Strait of Hormuz incident logged by the PGSA.IO independent observatory. We do not paraphrase operational advisories that vessels make routing decisions on; consult the primary source above and your flag-state, P&I, and UKMTO channels for any operational use.