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Oil tanker disabled by a projectile off Ash Shishah, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz; crew safe

Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.

UKMTO said an oil tanker was struck in its engine room by an unidentified projectile about 9 nautical miles northeast of Ash Shishah, Oman, late on 24 August and disabled; the crew was reported safe and the environmental impact was not yet known, Reuters reported via The Times of Israel. The tracker, citing UKMTO, put the time at 20:57 UTC. No attacker was named.

When
24 August 2026
Where
Strait of Hormuz, No single country
What
vessel attack
Attribution
Not attributed. UKMTO did not name an attacker.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Times of Israel Media · Unaffiliated origin: UKMTO advisory, reported by Reuters · published 2026-08-25 00:00 UTC

History

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