Gas carrier incident
Al Rekayyat
6 July 2026 · 21:19 GMT (UTC+0)
Strait of Hormuz, off Oman
What happened
The laden Qatari LNG carrier was struck while transiting south through the Strait of Hormuz. The crew was evacuated without reported injury and no environmental impact was reported.
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- Vessel / facility
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier
- Cargo
- Laden with LNG
- Attack
- Unknown projectile; port-side impact and engine-room fire
- Latitude
- 25.9400°
- Longitude
- 56.6200°
Attribution
Attributed to Iran
Qatar held Iran responsible; UKMTO described an unknown projectile and did not identify its source.
Approximate marker: 8 NM east of Limah, Oman.