Suspected attack · on fire
Oil tanker incident
Unnamed tanker — projectile strike west of Yanbu
24 August 2026 · Reported about 07:45 UTC
Red Sea, west of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Map
24.0900, 36.9100
What happened
A tanker's company security officer reported that the vessel was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu, causing a fire on the main deck. All crew were reported safe and accounted for, and no environmental impact was reported. The initial report did not identify the vessel, flag, tanker class, cargo, projectile type or source, damage extent, fire status, or responsible actor. No attribution is assigned pending further evidence.
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- Vessel / facility
- Tanker; name, flag and class not published
- Cargo
- Not disclosed
- Attack
- Unknown projectile strike; fire on main deck
- Current temperature
- Loading…
- Latitude
- 24.0900°
- Longitude
- 36.9100°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Approximate marker calculated 63 nautical miles due west of Yanbu from the distance and direction reported by UKMTO; precise coordinates were not published.