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Euronews · European Union · VLCC Kiku struck in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO raises threat level to 'substantial'
Reports the UKMTO threat-level upgrade alongside the Kiku strike, and notes that a tanker was also struck in the same southern corridor of the strait on June 26. Frames the upgrade as a signal to European shipowners that the June 17 MoU has not stabilised the waterway.
“UK maritime agency raises Strait of Hormuz threat level after oil tanker reports being struck.”