Tanker SONANGOL NAMIBE reportedly entered Hormuz with AIS off, says @MenchOsint

Unverified · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-10-13 15:20 UTC

@MenchOsint says the US-registered oil tanker SONANGOL NAMIBE entered the Strait of Hormuz about two hours before the post and switched off its AIS transponder. No other source in the event confirms or denies this.

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• @MenchOsint (X), 2026-10-13 17:20 UTC

First reported 2026-10-13 17:20 UTC; last updated 2026-10-16 06:40 UTC.

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