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Tanker hit by unknown projectile north of Khasab while entering Hormuz, UKMTO says

Mountain Time
Local time
12:53 AM in Muscat, Aug 30
Where
Strait of Hormuz, north of Khasab, Oman

UKMTO said a tanker transiting inbound through the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile about 12 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman, at 20:53 UTC on Aug 29, in a report it received late. No casualties or environmental impact were reported and no one claimed responsibility.

Why it matters

Ship attacks continued despite US claims of control over the strait; Reuters data showed visible commodity-vessel transits fell to about five a day that weekend.

Sources (4)

Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels

Correction

  • Corrected the time from 8:37 PM Muscat time, Aug 30, 2026 to 12:53 AM Muscat time, Aug 30, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Commercial tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz off Oman"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Strait of Hormuz, Oman to Strait of Hormuz, north of Khasab, Oman; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from shipping_incident to maritime-security; updated the sourcing note; added 3 sources: Fox News, CBS News, Reuters via KFGO. Why and evidence