Overview

• All 24 crew on MV Adalynn were evacuated without injury, UAE coast guard reported.
• UK Maritime Trade Operations monitor found no evidence of hostile action, attributing the collision to a navigation miscalculation.
• The Adalynn was in ballast en route to the Suez Canal, while the Front Eagle was carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude bound for China.
• GPS signal interference has been reported in the region, raising concerns over navigation safety in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Investigations are under way into the Persian Gulf collision and the March North Sea crash that led to manslaughter charges against a Russian captain.