Oil tanker incident

Daisy

5 August 2026 · 18:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Gulf of Aden

What happened

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Telegram that Yemeni forces targeted the Saudi oil tanker Daisy in the Gulf of Aden with a ballistic missile, which struck the vessel and forced it to turn around. Saree said the targeting was part of an effort to enforce the group's declared maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia. There was no confirmation from Saudi Arabia, and no independent report of damage, casualties, or the vessel's subsequent status was available in the cited reporting.

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
Saudi oil tanker
Cargo
Not specified in cited reporting
Attack
Ballistic missile attack claimed by Houthis
Latitude
12.8000°
Longitude
45.5000°

Attribution

Attributed to Yemen’s Houthis

The incident and the actor assessment are separately sourced below.

Approximate marker in the Gulf of Aden, per the Houthi statement; precise coordinates not published.

Sources

  1. Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Saudi oil vessel in Gulf of AdenAl Jazeera · Incident confirmation