Reported strike · fire extinguished · 22 Indian seafarers safe
Oil tanker incident
GEM NO.2 — projectile strike and extinguished fire off UAE
9 October 2026 · Crew update 10 October
Off Al Jazeera, United Arab Emirates (regional reference)
Map
25.7000, 55.5500
What happened
Reuters, citing UKMTO and maritime-security sources, reported a 9 October projectile strike off the UAE and identified the tanker as GEM NO.2. The resulting fire was extinguished. India’s shipping minister subsequently said all 22 Indian seafarers were safe; this is not a verified total crew count. The minister described a drone attack, while UKMTO reported an unknown projectile. Attacker, damage extent and pollution remain unresolved. Steamship Mutual identifies GEM NO.2 as IMO 9735373. Linked archive photographs show this vessel before the incident; reproduction permission has not been established, so they are linked rather than republished.
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
- Panama-flagged crude-oil tanker · IMO 9735373
- Cargo
- Oil; Reuters tracking report described vessel as laden, quantity unspecified
- Attack
- Unknown projectile reported by UKMTO; Indian minister described a drone attack
- Weather context
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 25.7000°
- Longitude
- 55.5500°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Regional offshore reference only. UKMTO reported 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera; the marker is not a verified impact coordinate.
Sources
- UKMTO incident; Reuters identifies GEM NO.2Reuters via BOE Report · Incident confirmation
- Minister says 22 Indian seafarers safeNews on AIR, citing Sarbananda Sonowal · Incident confirmation
- GEM NO.2 crew safety updateMoneycontrol · Incident confirmation
- GEM NO.2 registry identity: IMO 9735373Steamship Mutual · Vessel / cargo detail
- Archive vessel photographs — copyright credited to individual photographersAuke Visser’s International Super Tankers · Vessel / cargo detail