Oil tanker incident
Libra Trader
3 March 2026
United Arab Emirates waters, off Fujairah
What happened
The Marshall Islands-flagged crude tanker Libra Trader suffered minor damage to its funnel after an explosion was heard nearby while transiting off Fujairah. No casualties were reported.
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- Vessel / facility
- Crude oil tanker
- Cargo
- Not established in the cited reporting
- Attack
- Explosion nearby; minor funnel damage
- Latitude
- 25.3300°
- Longitude
- 56.5500°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate marker: 10 NM east of Fujairah, UAE.