Oil tanker incident
Wedyan
7 July 2026
Strait of Hormuz
What happened
Saudi Arabia confirmed that its tanker Wedyan was targeted while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Maritime reporting described damage to a VLCC, with the crew safe and no environmental impact reported.
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- Vessel / facility
- Saudi-flagged very large crude carrier
- Cargo
- Crude oil
- Attack
- Unknown projectile strike; vessel damaged
- Latitude
- 25.8200°
- Longitude
- 56.7200°
Attribution
Attributed to Iran, according to Saudi Arabia
Approximate marker in the Strait of Hormuz.