UKMTO reports explosive-caused engine room fire on outbound tanker near Khasab, Oman

Single source · Khasab, Oman · 2026-10-29 22:12 UTC

UKMTO says a small boat attached two explosive devices to the hull of an outbound tanker about 25NM northeast of Khasab, Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz, at 22:12 UTC on 29 October 2026, and that the blasts caused an engine room fire that temporarily disabled the vessel; it says the crew is safe, the fire is extinguished and the tanker is continuing to its next port. A British Navy attribution relayed by ME Observer says Iranian boats attached explosives to a Suezmax tanker trying to exit the Strait of Hormuz, a detail UKMTO does not give; Tasnim relays UKMTO's announcement of the incident.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• UKMTO Operations Centre (X), 2026-10-29 23:54 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-10-29 23:56 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-30 00:08 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-30 00:26 UTC
• SentDefender (Telegram), 2026-10-30 00:33 UTC
• Al Mayadeen English (Telegram), 2026-10-30 01:19 UTC
• UKMTO Operations Centre (X), 2026-10-30 03:19 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-30 05:40 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-30 07:49 UTC
• SentDefender (Telegram), 2026-10-30 13:04 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-30 00:02 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-30 00:05 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-10-29 23:54 UTC; last updated 2026-10-30 13:09 UTC.

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