What happened

Saudi operator Bahri confirmed that two Filipino seafarers aboard its laden VLCC SIDR were killed in a security incident while the vessel transited outbound through the Strait of Hormuz shortly before midnight local time. Oman later said its Maritime Security Center evacuated 16 of the vessel's 25 crew members; the public update did not account for the remaining seven, whose status therefore remains unknown rather than presumed dead. Shipping intelligence placed a projectile strike about 16.6 nautical miles northeast of Khasab at approximately 19:52 UTC; subsequent AIS data showed the vessel moving at about 0.6 knots, but that observation alone does not prove it was disabled. UKMTO Warning 126-26 separately described a verified, time-late tanker incident with two casualties and no reported environmental impact; the timing and casualties align with SIDR, although the public warning did not name the vessel. Associated Press described the tanker as attacked by Iran, while the earlier operator and UKMTO accounts did not publicly establish the attacker or weapon; this record preserves that distinction. Full damage and pollution status remain unconfirmed. This record is separate from the near-simultaneous SENEGAL PROSPERITY strike.

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.