Oil tanker incident

ADNOC-affiliated vessel (unnamed) — third reported attack within a week

14 August 2026 · Friday local time (exact time not published)

Strait of Hormuz

What happened

ADNOC said one of its vessels was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday local time, according to a CNN update citing the UAE's WAM state news agency. The company said the situation was brought under control and no injuries were reported. CNN described this as the third reported attack on ADNOC tankers in under a week. The update did not identify the vessel, attack method, attacker, damage or precise location. This record is kept separate from the two-vessel incident reported the previous day because the update explicitly described a Friday attack, but should be reconciled if later official or maritime reporting shows it referred to the earlier event.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.

Vessel / facility
ADNOC-affiliated vessel; type, name and flag not published
Cargo
Not specified in the reviewed report
Attack
Attack reported by ADNOC; method and perpetrator not identified in the reviewed update
Latitude
26.2500°
Longitude
56.4500°

Attribution

Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.

Approximate Strait of Hormuz marker; the vessel name, precise coordinates and direction of travel were not published.

Sources

  1. UAE oil company says vessel attacked in HormuzCNN, citing WAM · Incident confirmation