Iran regional confrontation
UKMTO Warning 139-26: time-late report — tanker struck outbound from Hormuz on 16 Sep
- Location
- Outbound Strait of Hormuz transit (UKMTO; exact fix unpublished)
- Actors
- Iran
- Importance
- Standard
UKMTO Warning 139-26 (issued 18 September 2026, report time 0700 UTC) is a verified time-late report of an incident on 16 September 2026: a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting outbound from the Strait of Hormuz. Crew reported safe; damage and environmental impact not reported. SAFETY4SEA summarized the same time-late 16 September outbound strike. Distinct from LIVE Warning 137-26 (Khasab) and from Warning 138-26 (18 Sep fire).
Why it matters
UKMTO numbered time-late attack warning for a 16 Sep Hormuz outbound projectile strike — still missing from LIVE after the pause.
Verification: Probable
Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 139-26, UKMTO WARNING 139-26 — Attack, time-late 16 Sep outbound Hormuz tanker, Fresh tanker strikes hit Strait of Hormuz as seafarer death toll rises
UKMTO primary (X + PDF Warning 139-26). SAFETY4SEA corroborates. Exact clock time and vessel identity unpublished.
- UKMTO WARNING 139-26UKMTO · Social post · supports · Retrieved 19 Sept 2026, 09:20 UTC
- UKMTO WARNING 139-26 — Attack, time-late 16 Sep outbound Hormuz tankerUKMTO · Official statement · supports · Retrieved 19 Sept 2026, 09:20 UTC
- Fresh tanker strikes hit Strait of Hormuz as seafarer death toll risesSAFETY4SEA · news report · supports · Retrieved 19 Sept 2026, 09:20 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Atomic
Tags: hormuz · projectile · tanker · time_late · ukmto · warning_139
Participants
- Iran · Affected · Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 139-26 · Hormuz coastal/strait-state context only; UKMTO does not attribute the projectile in Warning 139-26.
Location methodology
Outbound Strait of Hormuz transit (UKMTO; exact fix unpublished) · within 60 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 139-26, UKMTO WARNING 139-26 — Attack, time-late 16 Sep outbound Hormuz tanker, Fresh tanker strikes hit Strait of Hormuz as seafarer death toll rises
Claims
- UKMTO Warning 139-26 reported a verified time-late account that a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while outbound from the Strait of Hormuz on 16 September 2026, with crew safe. · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 139-26, UKMTO WARNING 139-26 — Attack, time-late 16 Sep outbound Hormuz tanker
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 19 Sept 2026, 09:05 UTC · Current revision 19 Sept 2026, 09:05 UTC · Change: Initial