Iran regional confrontation
UKMTO Warning 169-26: outbound crude oil tanker struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz on 11 October
- Location
- Within the Strait of Hormuz (UKMTO gives no exact position)
- Importance
- Standard
UKMTO Warning 169-26, issued on 12 October 2026, says UKMTO received a time-late report of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz on 11 October 2026, incident time to be confirmed, in which a crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while conducting an outbound transit. Authorities are investigating. UKMTO graded the source as verified but did not name the vessel or give a position, and advised vessels to transit with caution and report suspicious activity.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 169-26 - ATTACK Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO WARNING 169-26
UKMTO numbered Warning PDF and @UK_MTO post; time-late report; no vessel name, incident time or exact position.
- UKMTO WARNING 169-26 - ATTACK Strait of HormuzUKMTO · Official statement · supports · Published 12 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTC · Retrieved 12 Oct 2026, 19:13 UTC
- UKMTO WARNING 169-26UKMTO · Social post · supports · Published 12 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTC · Retrieved 12 Oct 2026, 19:13 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Atomic
Tags: crude_tanker · hormuz · outbound · projectile · time_late_report · ukmto · warning_169
Location methodology
Claims
- UKMTO said a crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while conducting an outbound transit through the Strait of Hormuz on 11 October 2026, and that authorities are investigating. · Attributed to UKMTO · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 169-26 - ATTACK Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO WARNING 169-26
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 12 Oct 2026, 19:13 UTC · Current revision 12 Oct 2026, 19:13 UTC · Change: Initial