The southern shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz remained open on Sunday despite Iran declaring the strategic waterway closed, reported Bloomberg citing the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), even as military tensions between the United States and Tehran continued to escalate.
In an advisory issued to mariners, the JMIC said the transit route along the Omani coastline remained available for commercial shipping. However, it maintained the threat level in the Strait of Hormuz at "severe" and warned vessels to expect radio communications from naval forces while remaining alert to the risk of sea mines.
