Oil tanker incident
Sonangol Namibe
5 March 2026
Kuwaiti waters, near Mubarak Al-Kabeer
What happened
The Bahamas-flagged crude tanker Sonangol Namibe, anchored without cargo, was approached by a small boat and subsequently reported a suspected hull breach following a blast near the Iraqi port area. No casualties were reported.
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- Vessel / facility
- Crude oil tanker
- Cargo
- Anchored without cargo at the time
- Attack
- Approached by a small boat; suspected hull breach after a nearby blast
- Latitude
- 28.8500°
- Longitude
- 48.5500°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate marker: 30 NM southeast of Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Kuwait.