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ADNOC says two of its vessels were attacked in Hormuz; UKMTO reports a tanker hit by a drone on an outbound transit

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ADNOC said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with no injuries, Reuters reported via Haaretz. UKMTO, citing military authorities, said a tanker on an outbound transit was struck by an uncrewed aerial vehicle on 13 August and sustained minor damage, with all crew safe and no environmental impact. It was not clear from the reports whether the UKMTO case was one of the ADNOC ships. The UAE has blamed Iran for earlier attacks on ADNOC vessels.

When
13 August 2026
Where
Strait of Hormuz, No single country (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What
drone attack · military
Acting party
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Against
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. The UAE has blamed Iran for the series of attacks on ADNOC ships; no specific attribution for these two was found.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Haaretz Media · Unaffiliated origin: ADNOC statement, 13 Aug, relayed by Reuters · published 2026-08-13 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence Haaretz Media · Unaffiliated origin: UKMTO incident report, 13 Aug, relayed by Reuters · published 2026-08-14 00:00 UTC

History

WhenFieldFromToWhy
2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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