3 Chinese Supertankers U-Turn in Hormuz as Satellite Tracking Reveals Risk
Satellite AIS data captured three Hong Kong-flagged VLCCs reversing course through the Strait of Hormuz amid a US-Iran standoff, exposing both the value and gaps in space-based maritime domain awareness. The cluster of U-turns, a UAE tanker loitering near Iran, and a UK Navy-reported projectile strike point to persistent transit risk and rising demand for fused GEOINT.