Port or tanker

Two ADNOC vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz, no injuries

13 August 2026 · Evening; reported 21:15 GMT

Strait of Hormuz

What happened

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE's WAM state news agency reported. ADNOC said there were no injuries and the situation was brought under control. The UAE's Foreign Ministry condemned the attack. Neither ADNOC nor WAM identified an attacker in the cited reporting, and vessel names have not been published; this record will be updated as more detail becomes available.

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Evidence
Reported / attributed
Confidence
Moderate
Infrastructure
Port or tanker
Latitude
26.4000°
Longitude
56.3000°

Attribution

Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.

Sources

  1. Abu Dhabi Oil Co. says 2 vessels attacked in Hormuz, state news agency reportsThe Times of Israel, citing WAM and Reuters · Incident reporting