Snapshots
Snapshots are curated, event-dated observations from open satellite data. They document specific events; they are not the systematic instrument records above. Every image carries its provenance in-frame.
A vessel burns north-east of Kumzar, and is out two days later: Strait of Hormuz, August 2026
Strait of Hormuz, about 9 nautical miles north-east of Kumzar, on the Iranian side of the strait
Jazan: two fires ignite 40 km apart, and burn out — July 2026
Jazan Economic City refinery complex, Saudi Red Sea coast — with a second site, a coastal fuel-distribution facility, 40 km south near Jizan city
Kerch Strait: a full anchorage, then empty water — June–July 2026
Kerch Strait — the Azov–Black Sea passage between Crimea and the Taman Peninsula; all Rostov, Taganrog, Yeysk and Temryuk traffic transits one navigable bridge span
Tanker burning south of Larak Island, Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz, about 6 nautical miles south of Larak Island
Strike plume at the Subiya power and desalination plant, Kuwait
Subiya power and desalination plant, northern Kuwait Bay
Ras al Muajjiz crude terminal, Yanbu: berth occupancy shifts from intermittent to near-continuous
Ras al Muajjiz crude terminal (Petroline terminus), near Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Tanker activity at the Kuh-e Mobarak SPM field, Jask export terminal
Kuh-e Mobarak, Hormozgan Province, Iran — Gulf of Oman coast, ~65 km west of Jask