Vessel struck · two crew injured · continued voyage
Oil tanker incident
LR STEPHANIE — projectile strike, inbound Strait of Hormuz
21 September 2026
Strait of Hormuz (exact position undisclosed)
Map
26.3500, 56.4000
What happened
UKMTO reported that a tanker conducting an inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile, injuring two crew members. The vessel retained power and continued to its destination port; no environmental impact was reported. The International Maritime Organization's confirmed-incident list subsequently identified the vessel as LR STEPHANIE (IMO 9282625). Neither UKMTO nor the IMO identified the projectile or assigned responsibility. Authorities were reported to be investigating.
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- Vessel / facility
- Tanker LR STEPHANIE (IMO 9282625); identified in IMO's confirmed-incident list
- Cargo
- Not disclosed
- Attack
- Unknown projectile strike; two crew members sustained minor injuries
- Weather context
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 26.3500°
- Longitude
- 56.4000°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate Strait of Hormuz marker only. UKMTO did not publish an impact coordinate.
Sources
- Middle East — highlighted confirmed incidentsInternational Maritime Organization · Vessel / cargo detail
- Tanker Hit by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO ReportsMarine Link, citing UKMTO · Incident confirmation
- Two injured after 'unknown projectile' strikes tanker in Strait of Hormuz: Maritime agencyAl Arabiya English, citing UKMTO · Independent corroboration of the projectile strike and crew injuries
- Tanker Hit By 'Unknown Projectile' In Strait Of HormuzRFE/RL, via GlobalSecurity.org · Additional independent corroboration