What happened

The UAE said two ADNOC-affiliated vessels were targeted while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the second reported attack on ADNOC shipping within a week. No injuries were reported. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs called it an act of piracy by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817; Bahrain expressed solidarity with the UAE. At 01:00 GMT on 15 August, Al Jazeera reported that Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry had issued its strongest condemnation of the attacks, described their recurrence as a dangerous escalation and direct threat to maritime navigation and global energy supplies, held Iran fully responsible for the consequences, and reiterated Saudi solidarity with the UAE. ADNOC said 15 of its vessels have now been attacked since the Strait effectively closed to normal traffic in February 2026. UKMTO separately confirmed, in a warning notice issued 14 August citing military authorities, that a tanker was struck by an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) at 15:52 UTC on 13 August while conducting an outbound transit of the Strait; the vessel sustained minor damage, the crew were reported safe and accounted for, and no environmental impact was reported. UKMTO's advisory did not name the vessel or explicitly link it to the ADNOC statement, but the timing and location match one of the two ADNOC-affiliated vessels reported hit that evening, so this record treats the UKMTO advisory as adding detail to the same incident rather than a separate one.

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