IMO-confirmed damage · no pollution reported
Oil tanker incident
SINBAD — projectile strike in Strait of Hormuz
29 September 2026 · Time-late report issued 30 September
Strait of Hormuz (exact position undisclosed)
Map
26.3600, 56.5200
What happened
The International Maritime Organization confirmed that the oil tanker SINBAD (IMO 9413688) was damaged in the Strait of Hormuz on 29 September and that no pollution was reported. Maritime-industry reporting linked the event to one of three time-late UKMTO reports issued on 30 September and described SINBAD as a Liberian-flagged inbound tanker struck 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
- Oil tanker, IMO 9413688; Liberian-flagged in industry reporting
- Cargo
- Not disclosed
- Attack
- Struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound
- Current temperature
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 26.3600°
- Longitude
- 56.5200°
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.