Port or tanker
Stolt Magnesium — projectile strike and engine-room fire
13 July 2026 · 21:04 UTC
40 nautical miles northeast of Qalhat, Oman
What happened
The Liberian-flagged chemical/products tanker Stolt Magnesium was struck on the starboard side of its engine room by an unknown projectile, causing an engine-room fire. The crew were safe and accounted for and no environmental impact was reported. Stolt Tankers described the cause as an unidentified external device; available official reporting did not attribute responsibility.
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- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Port or tanker
- Latitude
- 23.2000°
- Longitude
- 59.7500°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.