America's new order in the strait: You blew up, quiet Brett Erickson, the senior director of a risk consultancy, says the US has even forced the UK Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) to hide and not report many of the incidents Iran has declared in the Strait of Hormuz. America's pressure does not end only on international organizations, and ships are not exempt from this pressure. According to the reports, the captain of a third vessel noticed that another vessel was on fire and reported this problem. That is, due to American pressure, the burning ship does not have the courage to declare an attack.