Commercial shipping through the Hormuz Strait increasingly appears to be operating under "dark" or "Emcon" conditions, according marine tracker Windward. This means that commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz are increasingly hiding their location and identity to avoid being targeted, likely due to heightened military tensions. By operating "dark" or under Emissions Control (Emcon), ships turn off their tracking transponders (AIS) to evade surveillance, a behaviour often associated with circumventing sanctions or avoiding conflict. Swarm "IRGC fast craft activity expanded across both Hormuz corridors, including swarm-style formations and escort-like behavior near commercial traffic," the marine tracking site reported. Windward identified nine commercial tanker transits through Hormuz on Monday (May 11), including "dark fleet-linked" LPG and product tankers. Qatar LNG cargoes also resumed transiting Hormuz for the first time since the February closure.…