Single source · Gulf of Oman, Oman (approximate) ·
According to UKMTO, as relayed by two X posts, an outbound tanker was struck on its port side by an unknown projectile off Oman on 11 October 2026, causing a fire. A later relayed UKMTO report places the strike at Sohar anchorage, describes a UAV of unknown origin and names the vessel as the UAE-owned PETRO DOLPHIN. A third post says an unidentified video from the morning of 11 October shows PETRO DOLPHIN.
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Verification
Single source: 1 independent source.
Sources disagree on:
- Weapon: one UKMTO-relayed report says an unknown projectile struck the tanker, while the other says a UAV did.
- Location: one report says off Oman (Gulf of Oman), the other says Sohar anchorage.
- Vessel status: one report describes an outbound tanker, the other an incident at anchorage.
- Vessel identity: only the Sohar-anchorage report names PETRO DOLPHIN and its UAE ownership; the projectile report names no vessel.
- Timing: both reports give only a day-level occurrence time (00:00 placeholder), with posts at 13:42 and 21:05 UTC, so the time of the strike is unresolved.
- Attribution: both UKMTO-relayed reports are attributed to UKMTO, but the video post does not state its origin or date beyond 'morning of 11 October'.
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