What happened

UK Maritime Trade Operations Warning 138-26 said a vessel's company security officer reported that an unidentified tanker had been hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing an onboard fire that was subsequently extinguished. All crew were reported safe and environmental impact remained unconfirmed. UKMTO did not identify the vessel, flag, operator, cargo, exact position, projectile or responsible actor. The timing makes this a possible contemporaneous match for Iran's claim that it struck the Togo-flagged tanker TREND, but neither UKMTO nor the other reviewed sources linked Warning 138-26 to that named vessel. The records remain separate to avoid turning a possible overlap into a confirmed identification.

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.