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UKMTO: Oil tanker targeted in Strait of Hormuz incident
SANAA, June 27 (YPA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Saturday that a maritime incident occurred in the Strait of Hormuz involving an oil tanker struck by an unidentified projectile. According to UKMTO, the vessel’s captain confirmed that the bridge sustained damage, while all crew members remained safe and no oil []
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BRICS News
· Jul 7, 2026
JUST IN: Tanker hit by unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.
JUST IN: Tanker hit by unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.@BRICSNews
Iran Herald
· Jun 27, 2026
Tanker hit by 'unidentified projectile' in Strait of Hormuz, says British maritime agency
London [UK], June 27 (ANI): A tanker transiting through the strategic Strait of Hormuz has been targeted and hit in the latest maritime incident, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).The captain of the tanker confirmed that the vessel was struck by 'an unidentified projectile', the British maritime agency disclosed. The UKMTO added that the vessel sustained damage to the bridg
Off The Press
· Jun 25, 2026
IRGC Attack on Ship Tests US-Iran Strait Agreement
A Singapore-flagged commercial cargo ship was attacked Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing the U.N. International Maritime Organization to pause its efforts to escort vessels through the vital global energy chokepoint. Two senior U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out the attack. The vessel, Ever Lovely, []...Click to read more
DNyuz
· Jun 26, 2026
Iran Strikes Vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Threatening More Shipping Disruptions
Tankers moored off the coast in Ulsan, South Korea, on June 25, 2026. —SeongJoon Cho—Bloomberg/Getty Images Iran on Thursday struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, compromising efforts to restore shipping through the narrow waterway and threatening to unravel peace talks with the U.S. The attack came hours after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps []
South China Morning Post
· Jul 1, 2026
Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, was not using Iran-approved route: Iranian state TV
A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz while using a route not approved by Iran, state television in Tehran reported on Wednesday. The vessel was identified as a foreign container ship, with no other details. The report appeared aimed at underlining Tehran’s claims to control the strait, which the world has long considered an international waterway. A fifth of all oil and natural gas passed through it in peacetime. Since the US and Israel launched the war against Iran on February 28, Iran...
Sweden Herald
· Jul 7, 2026
Oil tanker hit by unknown projectile near Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says
Oil tanker hit by unknown projectile near Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says
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Related coverage for "UKMTO: Oil tanker targeted in Strait of Hormuz incident": BRICS News — JUST IN: Tanker hit by unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.. Iran Herald — Tanker hit by 'unidentified projectile' in Strait of Hormuz, says British maritime agency . Off The Press — IRGC Attack on Ship Tests US-Iran Strait Agreement. DNyuz — Iran Strikes Vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Threatening More Shipping Disruptions. South China Morning Post — Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, was not using Iran-approved route: Iranian state TV. Sweden Herald — Oil tanker hit by unknown projectile near Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says