Vessel on fire 9 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman; UKMTO says crew status unknown

Single source · Khasab, Oman · 2026-10-29 03:00 UTC

UKMTO says the master of a third-party vessel reported another vessel on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, 9 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman, at about 03:00 UTC, with crew status unknown. The IRGC Navy, relayed by Tasnim News and ME Observer, says three tankers it describes as non-compliant exploded and caught fire after hitting mines on an unauthorised route and were abandoned on the southern coast of the strait; UKMTO does not mention a cause or a vessel count.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 06:31 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-29 06:39 UTC
• UKMTO Operations Centre (X), 2026-10-29 06:41 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 06:48 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-29 07:11 UTC
• @MenchOsint (X), 2026-10-29 07:29 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-29 07:59 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-29 08:38 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 08:41 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 08:51 UTC
• Arab News, 2026-10-29 08:58 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 09:18 UTC
• Al Mayadeen English (Telegram), 2026-10-29 09:24 UTC
• SentDefender (Telegram), 2026-10-29 09:32 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-29 09:48 UTC
• DW.com, 2026-10-29 10:10 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 13:52 UTC
• UKMTO Operations Centre (X), 2026-10-29 15:22 UTC
• UKMTO Operations Centre (X), 2026-10-29 15:59 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 16:04 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-29 17:43 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-29 06:37 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-29 06:49 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-10-29 06:31 UTC; last updated 2026-10-29 17:45 UTC.

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