In warnings that they had lost control of the command under mysterious circumstances, at least four ships in Gulf waters had aired warnings, with authorities reporting an "incident" in the area.

At the same time, the ship, the oil tanker Golden Brilliant, the tanker Kamdhino, Jag Puja and Abis - almost simultaneously via their Automatic Identification System trackers - reported that they were "not under command," according to the Marin Travik Dot Com website, which usually meant that the ship lost control and could no longer be driven.

Prior to that, the British Maritime Trading Operations Site called on ships to exercise caution after an "incident unrelated to piracy" occurred in Gulf waters.

The Panel stated that there was an "incident" that had nothing to do with piracy in Gulf waters, and in a warning notice based on a third-party source, recommended that the Panel exercise extreme caution.

The British Authority did not provide details concerning the ship or ships concerned.

On Tuesday afternoon, however, a Singapore - flagged chemical tanker at about the same location in Gulf waters, Golden Brilliant, updated the AIS tracking status to "not under command," according to Refinitiv tracking data.

This situation indicates that the ship is unable to manoeuvre due to exceptional circumstances.