[Institution: Over 700 Oil Tankers Near the Strait of Hormuz] According to a report by maritime analytics company Signal Group, as of July 15, there were a total of 728 oil tankers, both empty and loaded, in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz. Among them, 394 were empty tankers, and 334 were loaded tankers. Senior market analyst Maria Bertzeletou noted in the weekly report that there were 168 empty tankers and 175 loaded tankers in the waters of the Persian Gulf. In the Gulf of Oman, east of the Strait of Hormuz, there were 226 empty tankers and 159 loaded tankers. Since tensions escalated again on July 6, the proportion of tankers with transparent ownership information crossing the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to 45%, compared to 67% during the temporary peace agreement period.