ReportedShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz
UKMTO: tanker hit by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz, fire put out
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 11:38 AM in Muscat
- Where
- Strait of Hormuz
A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire that was later extinguished, UKMTO said; all crew were reported safe and the environmental impact was unconfirmed.
Why it matters
Near-daily strikes keep transits in single digits despite US claims of rising escorted flows.
Sources (4)
- Local10/APlocal10.com
- Washington Timeswashingtontimes.com
- CNBCcbsnews.com
- Al Jazeera live blogaljazeera.comPublished
Confidence: Published by a named news organization. Not yet independently confirmed. About confidence labels
Correction
- Corrected the time from 7:00 PM Muscat time, Sep 18, 2026 to 11:38 AM Muscat time, Sep 18, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "UKMTO Logs Two More Tanker Attacks by 'Unknown Projectile' Near Strait of Hormuz"); revised the summary; revised the context note; reclassified it from shipping-incident to shipping; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("Second Tanker Hit by Unidentified Projectile Near Khasab, Oman in Hormuz"); added a source: Al Jazeera live blog. Why and evidence