UKMTO Warning 147-26 · crew safe
Oil tanker incident
KAZIMAH III (reported) — projectile strike and fire
1 October 2026 · About 17:50 UTC
Strait of Hormuz (exact position undisclosed)
Map
26.3100, 56.4700
What happened
UK Maritime Trade Operations Warning 147-26 relayed a third-party report that a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile and caught fire. The crew were reported safe, while damage and environmental impact had not been assessed in the initial warning. Maritime press subsequently reported that the vessel was probably the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company VLCC KAZIMAH III, but UKMTO did not publish that identification. The vessel identity therefore remains reported, and no attacker or projectile type is assigned.
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
- Tanker; reported by maritime press as the Kuwait-flagged VLCC KAZIMAH III (IMO 9329693), but not named by UKMTO
- Cargo
- Not disclosed
- Attack
- Unknown projectile strike resulting in a fire
- Weather context
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 26.3100°
- Longitude
- 56.4700°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate Strait of Hormuz marker only. UKMTO did not publish a precise position or identify the vessel.