Fire
Oil tanker incident
Unnamed tanker — two unidentified projectiles, 50 nm north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar (UKMTO 196)
4 November 2026 · 23:20 UTC (report received)
Central Persian Gulf, about 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar (approximate offshore reference)
Map
26.9600, 51.2100
What happened
UKMTO warning 196-26 said it received a report at 23:20 UTC on 4 November that a tanker had been struck by two unidentified projectiles about 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar. Crew status, damage and any environmental impact were unconfirmed at the time of the report, and the projectiles and perpetrator were not identified. This is a distinct event from the 7 October UKMTO report of a tanker hit by multiple projectiles about 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, and from the IRGC's separate mine and fire claims in the Strait of Hormuz.
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 (name, flag and type not published)
- Cargo
- Not stated
- Attack
- Two unidentified projectiles; attacker not established
- Weather context
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 26.9600°
- Longitude
- 51.2100°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate reference derived from UKMTO's '50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal'; not an exact strike coordinate or AIS position.