Fire
Oil tanker incident
Unnamed tanker — struck by two projectiles 72 nm east of Ras Al Khafji (UKMTO 192)
1 November 2026 · 23:47 UTC+0 (2 November, 02:47 local)
Persian Gulf, about 72 nautical miles east of Ras Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia (near the Saudi–Kuwaiti maritime boundary; approximate offshore reference)
Map
28.4200, 49.8600
What happened
gCaptain reports UKMTO saying a southeast-bound tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles on its port side about 72 nautical miles east of Ras Al Khafji at 23:47 UTC on 1 November. All crew were accounted for and no fire or environmental impact was reported. House of Saud, citing UKMTO incident 192-26, places the position close to the Saudi–Kuwaiti maritime boundary and notes a Maritime Executive identification of the vessel as Largo Atom that UKMTO did not confirm. No group claimed the attack. This is the northernmost of the recent Gulf vessel strikes and is distinct from the 1 November Hormuz mayday incident (UKMTO 191).
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 not published by UKMTO; Maritime Executive reportedly identified it as Largo Atom, unconfirmed)
- Cargo
- Not stated
- Attack
- Two unidentified projectiles; attacker not established
- Weather context
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 28.4200°
- Longitude
- 49.8600°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate reference 72 nautical miles east of Ras Al Khafji derived from the UKMTO description; not an exact strike coordinate or AIS position.