Day: October 8, 2026
BREAKING:
IRGC forces struck an Emirati Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) off the coast of Fujairah, UAE, while it was being used for crude oil ship-to-ship transfers, causing a massive fire.
This is the second commercial vessel to be struck outside the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
IRGC navy appears to have expanded its area of operations against commercial shipping that it believes is violating its rules in the Strait of Hormuz.
🚨🇶🇦🇮🇷 Several casualties are reported after a tanker was hit by multiple projectiles 58 miles off Qatar’s northern coast
Multiple projectiles, several casualties, and a ship sitting nearly 60 miles off Qatar… nowhere near the strait where most of these attacks happen.
UKMTO still hasn’t said how many were killed or hurt or whose ship it was, and nobody has claimed it.
It caps the worst week for tanker attacks of the entire war, followed hours later by a suspected strike on a supertanker off the UAE’s Fujairah.
If the middle of the Gulf isn’t safe, which shipping lane is?
Iran is spreading its attacks across the whole Gulf, and with just one US carrier in the region, escorts can’t cover every lane, so crews keep paying the price until that changes.
Source: Al Jazeera / Writer: Daniel
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A tanker has come under attack about 51 nautical miles (94 kilometers) north of Qatar’s coast, with casualties reported.
According to Report, citing the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the vessel was struck by several projectiles.
No information has yet been released regarding the number of casualties.
UKMTO has launched an investigation into the incident.
No further details have been disclosed so far.
