UK-based maritime analytics firm Windward said satellite and other data show a
small number of vessels were still transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Windward’s
multi-source analysis showed that at UTC 02:10 on the 11th (Beijing 10:10) three
vessels were in the deep-water channel with AIS switched off; two were heading
northwest and one north. Public AIS records showed five transits on the
10th–11th: four coastal vessels under 80m exited the Persian Gulf and one
general cargo vessel entered the Gulf. Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Administration
said the strait was temporarily closed citing tensions caused by US military
activity, and Iran’s armed forces warned violators would be targeted. US Central
Command later said the strait remained open to navigation.
