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This month, we are featuring Jakes (ZS1TP) from South Africa, a ShipXplorer and AirNav Radar feeder who has been contributing AIS data to ShipXplorer since May 16, 2026. Jakes operates both an AIS station for tracking vessels and an ADS-B station for tracking aircraft, using a Raspberry Pi 3B, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Reports that 18 million barrels of oil crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday suggest traffic may be approaching pre-war levels. Before the conflict, roughly 20 million barrels per day passed through the strategic waterway.

The body of a man who went missing from a cruise ship off the coast of Scotland has been recovered following a multi-agency search and rescue operation.

A speedboat carrying passengers in New York Harbor capsized near the Statue of Liberty on Saturday night, killing a 27-year-old woman and her 5-month-old daughter. The boat's operator has now been charged federally with causing their deaths through alleged misconduct and negligence.

An Indian crew member remains missing after the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy was struck by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to Cyprus's Deputy Ministry of Shipping.