"shortonoil" at PO.com has been tracking ship movements. He posted this this afternoon:

There are presently 4 tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the Teno that is in the Straights, the A8IE8 which must have hugged the coast through the storm and the Maersk Karachi and the Dynamic Vision, both hugging the coast between Musqat and the late Sur. The A8IE8 must have sailed through the hurricane to get to were she is, crazy mother!

There are no ships in the Persian Gulf, so it will be at least two days before any ships can reach a useable port there, and a day and a half out. That is about an additional 50 mb lost to the world.

The Copiapo and the J. Bennette Johnson which were in the entrance to the Gulf of Oman early yesterday, must have turned tail and ran. They are now in the Arbian Sea. The J. Bennette Johnson must have really poured on the steam to get to were she is. Of course, if I saw a CAT 5 coming at me, I’d run like hell too.

I guess he's not short on oil any more. :-D