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Six merchant ships struck on 11 October, five in the Strait of Hormuz and one by a drone off Oman's Sohar; two Indian crew missing

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 3 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party.

UKMTO warnings 164-26 to 169-26, four of them issued late, reported five tankers and a container ship struck on 11 October: four tankers and a container ship hit by unidentified projectiles in the strait and a tanker hit by a drone at Sohar anchorage, Oman, gCaptain reported. India's shipping minister said the Sohar vessel was the MT Petro Dolphin, with 11 Indian crew, and that two were missing, Arab News reported. JMIC kept the strait's threat level at severe and cited US data of about 29 transits a day over the prior 72 hours against a historical average of about 138.

When
11 October 2026
Where
Strait of Hormuz, No single country
What
vessel attack, vessel
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 gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: UKMTO warnings 164-26 to 169-26; JMIC advisory · published 2026-10-12 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence Arab News Media · Government of Saudi Arabia origin: Indian shipping minister statement · published 2026-10-11 00:00 UTC
  3. Corroboration Times of Israel Media · Unaffiliated origin: UKMTO advisory via Reuters · published 2026-10-11 00:00 UTC

History

WhenFieldFromToWhy
2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullconfirmedP1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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