OSINTdefender(@sentdefender):The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued a warning after receiving a delayed report of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The master of an outbound tanker reported an explosion at the vessel’s port side waterline, about 16 nautical miles east of Khasab, Oman. All crew are safe and accounted for, and the tanker remains under its own power and is continuing its voyage. On October 29th, a tanker was attacked about 25 nautical miles northeast of Khasab when a small boat attached two explosive devices to its port side hull, later attributed to limpet mines.

2026.11.06 12:34

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued a warning after receiving a delayed report of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The master of an outbound tanker reported an explosion at the vessel’s port side waterline, about 16 nautical miles east of Khasab, Oman. All crew are safe and accounted for, and the tanker remains under its own power and is continuing its voyage. On October 29th, a tanker was attacked about 25 nautical miles northeast of Khasab when a small boat attached two explosive devices to its port side hull, later attributed to limpet mines.