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UKMTO Says Unknown Projectile Hit Tanker Off Limah, Oman in Strait of Hormuz
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Tanker hit by unknown projectile while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz. Incident occurred about seven nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman.
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Hormuz tanker hit
A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said in a warning on Friday.
UKMTO said the incident occurred at 1715 GMT on Thursday, Oct. 22, approximately 7 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman, and it received a delayed report from a company security officer.
UKMTO said the tanker was able to continue its voyage to the next port of call, and the notice did not identify the vessel or provide information about casualties or the extent of any damage.
Authorities are investigating, UKMTO said, advising vessels to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.
The incident came amid heightened maritime tensions following the US-Iran military confrontation and ongoing security concerns affecting shipping routes near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran cites wider toll
Iran said seven oil tankers were struck and sustained damage in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Thursday that four of the vessels were transferring oil when they were targeted and caught fire overnight. The IRGC said the other three vessels were disabled after striking mines, and the claims could not be independently verified by Al Jazeera. The IRGC warned that it could strike US bases across the Middle East if Washington moves to help tankers transit other parts of the strait, and it said, “This is a serious warning.”
A US Central Command spokesperson, speaking anonymously to Al Jazeera, called Iran’s mine claims incorrect and said US forces have cleared the international shipping lanes of mines. Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reported from Tehran that “They have full control over the Strait of Hormuz right now, they say.”
Seafarers, diplomacy, risk
The M/T AL Dasma, a Kuwait-flagged oil product tanker, was attacked by an unknown projectile 11 nautical miles west of Bukha in Oman near the southern side of the Hormuz Strait on October 21, 2026, and the vessel immediately caught fire. Sarbananda Sonowal announced that the ship was carrying 21 Indian seafarers and that all have been safely evacuated, while he said the Indian government and relevant authorities were closely monitoring the situation. The Daily Star said UKMTO reported the tanker was “now at anchor” and that “All crew are reported as safe,” adding that there was “no reported environmental impact at this time.”
The UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric urged the U.S. and Iran to return to the diplomatic track, telling reporters on Thursday, “For the sake of the regional population and the world at large, we need that sea lane to reopen and tensions to ease,” and he said no merchant ship should be attacked. Al Jazeera reported that the strait remains open and that a US Central Command spokesperson said 95 percent of vessels were getting through, even as Iran warned of wider response if the US helps tankers transit other parts of the strait.