IMO-confirmed damage · no pollution reported
Oil tanker incident
MERSIN PROSPERITY — projectile strike in Strait of Hormuz
29 September 2026 · Time-late report issued 30 September
Strait of Hormuz (exact position undisclosed)
Map
26.2900, 56.5800
What happened
The International Maritime Organization confirmed that the tanker MERSIN PROSPERITY (IMO 9327554) was damaged in the Strait of Hormuz on 29 September and that no pollution was reported. Maritime-industry reporting linked the vessel to one of three time-late UKMTO reports issued on 30 September and described it as a very large crude carrier struck on its port side by an unknown projectile. The reviewed sources did not disclose its cargo, quantify the damage, report casualties or assign responsibility.
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- Vessel / facility
- Very large crude carrier, IMO 9327554
- Cargo
- Not disclosed
- Attack
- Reported struck on the port side by an unknown projectile
- Current temperature
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 26.2900°
- Longitude
- 56.5800°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate Strait of Hormuz marker only. The reviewed public confirmation did not publish an impact coordinate.