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UKMTO reports a vessel hit on its port side by an unknown projectile about 40 nautical miles south of Lavan Island, with a fire on board

Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 0 tied to no party.

UKMTO said it received a report that a vessel about 40 nautical miles south of Iran's Lavan Island was hit on its port side by an unknown projectile, causing a fire on board, and that the crew was reported safe. It named no party and no vessel. The IRGC Navy said the same day that tankers had hit mines south of the strait; no source found by the sweep tied this vessel to those statements.

When
30 October 2026
Where
about 40 nautical miles south of Lavan Island, No single country
What
vessel attack
Attribution
Not attributed. UKMTO named no party.
In the record
Published 2026-11-03 01:44 UTC · revision 1

Sources

  1. Evidence Gulf News Media · Government of the United Arab Emirates origin: UKMTO incident report, 30 Oct · published 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence Newsquawk Media · Unclassed origin: UKMTO incident report, 30 Oct · published 2026-10-30 00:00 UTC
  3. Evidence The Manila Times Media · Unclassed origin: UKMTO incident report, 30 Oct · published 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC

History

WhenFieldFromToWhy
2026-11-03 01:44 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 daily: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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The War Record, "UKMTO reports a vessel hit on its port side by an unknown projectile about 40 nautical miles south of Lavan Island, with a fire on board", ev-20261103-kvx8, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261103-kvx8/

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