UKMTO Advisory 152-26 · vessel complied and turned back
Oil tanker incident
Unidentified tanker — IRGC threat forces Hormuz turnback
5 October 2026 · 08:27 UTC
About 11 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman
Map
26.3700, 56.2500
What happened
The master of an unidentified tanker transiting inbound about 11 nautical miles north of Khasab reported being hailed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and ordered to turn back or the vessel would be targeted. The master complied. UKMTO Advisory 152-26 did not report a projectile launch, impact, casualty, damage or pollution, so this is recorded as a coercive shipping disruption rather than a completed attack. The warning did not identify the vessel, flag, owner, cargo or precise position.
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- Vessel / facility
- Unidentified tanker
- Cargo
- Not disclosed
- Attack
- IRGC radio threat; inbound tanker ordered to turn back or be targeted
- Weather context
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- Latitude
- 26.3700°
- Longitude
- 56.2500°
Attribution
Acknowledged by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps🇮🇷
UKMTO attributed the radio hail and threat directly to the IRGC.
Approximate marker calculated from UKMTO's stated distance north of Khasab. No exact coordinate or vessel identity was published.