Energy · Hormuz blockadeTwo UAE Tankers Hit as Hormuz Traffic Falls to Fraction of NormalAired August 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Two vessels operated by Abu Dhabi0:02National Oil Company were attacked0:04Thursday evening while transiting the0:05Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were0:07reported, [music] but the strike0:09confirms the passage remains severely0:10restricted and dangerous for crews. The0:13account relies on company confirmation0:15and vessel tracking data from a single0:17August 14th [music] report and has not0:19yet been independently confirmed.0:20Traffic through the Strait has collapsed0:22to a fraction of [music] normal. 130:24vessels crossed Thursday compared with0:25nine on Wednesday against a pre-war norm0:28of 130 to 140 a day. Both days represent0:31roughly a tenth or less of usual flow0:33getting through. A separate marine0:35tracking tally put Thursday [music] at0:37just eight crossings. The two Thursday0:38counts are in direct conflict, but both0:41show only about a tenth or less of0:42normal traffic making it through. The0:44[music] constriction stands in contrast0:46to assertions that the Strait is open0:48and it comes [music] as threats to the0:50alternative route through the Bab el0:51Mandeb and Red Sea create twin choke0:53points that leave shippers with no safe0:55corridor and tighten pressure [music] on0:57global energy supply.0:59For crews still attempting the transit,1:00the danger is immediate and the collapse1:02in sailings [music] signals a waterway1:04that remains navigable in name, but1:06severely restricted in practice.1:08Like and follow for more stories that1:10matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗