Strait of Gibraltar: Ship Traffic and Events Reported
Whether ship traffic through the Strait of Gibraltar is at its usual level, and what has been reported there — each event with how it was linked to the place.
Quick answer — the Strait of Gibraltar now
Ship transits through the Strait of Gibraltar were within its usual range in the 7 days to 11 Oct 2026. The measurement is updated weekly, so it shows a change 4 to 11 days after it happens, and it does not say whether the strait is open or closed. 8 events were linked to the Strait of Gibraltar in the last 30 days. 0 of them name the Strait of Gibraltar in the reporting; the rest were only placed nearby.
Ship traffic against its usual level
The 7-day average of ships passing the Strait of Gibraltar is compared with the same average over the 12 weeks before. It is outside its usual range only when it is statistically unusual against those weeks and at least 15% away. The full rule, and what a record does and does not state, are on Transit Anomalies.
Sources: UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org)
Events reported at or near the Strait of Gibraltar
The last 30 days, newest first. Titles summarise the reporting; they are not facts this page has checked.
- Spain's Border Crisis in CeutaHumanitarianlast reported 19 Oct 2026Pinpointednearby
- Moroccan warships enter Spanish waters off CeutaMaritimelast reported 12 Oct 2026Pinpointednearby
- Spanish National Police, Civil Guard, local Ceuta police, and Armed Forces clear Guano esplanade migrant campHumanitarianlast reported 12 Oct 2026Pinpointednearby
- Ceuta Crisis: Over 1,200 Migrants Return to Morocco After Trampolin Beach EvacuationHumanitarianlast reported 6 Oct 2026Pinpointednearby
- Spanish police clear migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of royal visitHumanitarianlast reported 5 Oct 2026Pinpointednearby
- Two underage migrants stabbed in CeutaHumanitarianlast reported 2 Oct 2026Pinpointednearby
- Ceuta Residents Stage Protest Sit-InProtestlast reported 30 Sept 2026Pinpointednearby
- Untitled eventHumanitarianlast reported 25 Sept 2026Pinpointednearby
Seeing it from orbit
- Satellite pass prediction works out when free and commercial satellites can next image a place.
- Radar imagery works through cloud and at night; the Sentinel-1 viewer shows the most recent free pass.
- Ships that switch off their tracking signal can still show on radar. The tools for finding them are compared on dark vessel detection tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Other straits and canals
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- Makassar Strait
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- Yucatan Channel
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- Mona Passage
- Balabac Strait
- Bering Strait
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