Event·Maritime

Sanctioned ships taking Nicaraguan numbers are doing it near Hormuz

11 OCT 2026 · 2100Z

Between 1 August and 26 September we heard 10 listed ships switch to a Nicaraguan MMSI, and 8 of them were first heard on the new number in one box around the Strait of Hormuz. No other new flag comes close. None of the new numbers is one a list publishes. A ship's MMSI is ...