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What the record holds

Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as reported

A question often asked here is whether tanker traffic through Hormuz is back to normal. These are the sourced counts an answer stands on: from 3,101 documents and 1,922 claims, 3 Sep to 8 Oct. Ask it in the box above for the live answer.

Ledger built 8 Oct 2026
Daily crossings, 10 Sep to 8 OctFilled dots: daily crossings as reported, between 7 and 7 vessels a day. No daily count after 10 Sep. 0510no dailycount10 Sep8 Oct
  • daily count
  • 10-day average

  • Daily crossings were between 7 and 7 vessels in this window

Not in the record
  • No daily count after 10 Sep. The newest daily figure in the ledger is for 10 Sep.
  • No tanker-only count. Reports count commodity vessels, commercial vessels or all large ships; none counts tankers alone.
  • No first-hand ship tracking. Every figure here is a press report of a data firm’s count.

Same question, same answer. The first time anyone asks a new question, the answer is filed with its date. The next person who asks gets that same answer until the record’s next update.

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Source for every count, date, quote and link: the reporting ledgerSource for the gaps: what the same ledger does not hold

What the record holds

Hormuz crossings, as data

POST https://sigb.ai/api/ask (header x-api-key)

{
  "question": "Is tanker traffic through Hormuz back to normal?"
}

The live door: POST a question with your key. The response is the answer object the box above renders.

GET claims_hormuz.json → crossings series

{
  "source": "claims_hormuz.json",
  "computedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:37+00:00",
  "claims": 1922,
  "series": {
    "dailyCrossings": [
      {
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "value": 7
      }
    ],
    "tenDayAverage": [],
    "disputed": null,
    "newest": "2026-09-10",
    "prewar": null
  },
  "notFound": [
    "No daily count after 10 Sep.",
    "No tanker-only count.",
    "No first-hand ship tracking."
  ]
}

Every series value is read from a claim in the ledger at build time; notFound lists what the ledger does not hold.

GET record/where-from?expand=+1

{
  "level": "record",
  "label": "Where these counts come from",
  "children": [
    {
      "level": "where from",
      "label": "1 daily counts and 0 averages",
      "children": {
        "count": 1,
        "unfold": "expand=+1"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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