Attack threat
Oil tanker incident
Unnamed crude oil tanker — struck by projectile on outbound Hormuz transit (UKMTO 189)
28 October 2026 · time to be confirmed (late report)
Strait of Hormuz (position not published; approximate regional reference)
Map
26.5500, 56.4500
What happened
UKMTO warning 189-26, a late report reproduced by the iMariner maritime-security tracker, says a crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while completing an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz on 28 October; time was to be confirmed and crew status, damage and the vessel’s identity were not given. Windward separately listed the VLCC Arzanah among vessels struck around 28–29 October at an undisclosed position; no source reviewed confirms that Arzanah is the UKMTO 189 vessel. Distinct from UKMTO 185–187.
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
- Crude oil tanker (name not published)
- Cargo
- Not stated
- Attack
- Unknown projectile; attacker not established
- Weather context
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 26.5500°
- Longitude
- 56.4500°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
UKMTO gave no position beyond an outbound Strait of Hormuz transit; the marker is a broad regional reference.