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UKMTO Warning 165-26: MT Petro Dolphin struck by UAV near Sohar, Oman; 2 Indian crew missing, 9 rescued

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Sohar anchorage / approaches, Gulf of Oman (MT Petro Dolphin per India; UKMTO card pin; exact vessel position unpublished)
Importance
Standard

UKMTO Warning 165-26 UPDATE 001 (11 October 2026) reclassified an incident near Sohar anchorage, Oman, as an attack after confirming a tanker was struck by an Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV); local authorities were assisting crew evacuation and damage/environmental impact remained unknown on the UKMTO card. India's ports and shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal later identified the vessel as the Nicaragua-flagged MT Petro Dolphin with 11 Indian seafarers aboard: nine rescued and safe, two missing, with Omani coast-guard SAR underway (IANS / India Today; Indian Embassy Muscat). Distinct from Warning 164-26 in the Strait of Hormuz (evt_24728255 / M/T Valthera).

Verification: unverified

Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 165-26 UPDATE 001 — ATTACK, Sohar anchorage Oman, UAV, UKMTO confirms oil tanker struck by drone near Sohar anchorage, Oman; crew evacuation, UKMTO reports another drone attack on oil tanker off coast of Oman, Two Indian seafarers missing after drone attack on MT Petro Dolphin off Oman Sohar (Sonowal), Drone attack on MT Petro Dolphin at Sohar: 9 Indian sailors safe, 2 missing (Sonowal)

UKMTO numbered Warning UPDATE 001 via @UK_MTO; vessel name and crew status from Indian shipping minister Sonowal via IANS/India Today (official Indian claim). Two missing remain unverified pending SAR outcome.