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UKMTO reports an attack on a tanker in the Southern Arabian Gulf at 12:46 UTC on 9 October 2026, saying the vessel was struck by an unknown projectile that caused a fire, since extinguished. An anonymous X account attributes an incident to the IRGC Navy and posts footage it says shows a VLCC burning after hitting a naval mine while exiting the Strait of Hormuz; it gives no independent evidence for that claim.
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Sources disagree on:
- UKMTO describes an unknown projectile striking a tanker in the Southern Arabian Gulf, while the @bonzerbarry X post of 10 October describes a VLCC hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
- UKMTO names no attacker, while @bonzerbarry attributes the action to the IRGC Navy.
- The @bonzerbarry post of 9 October describes IRGC Navy fire towards the Strait of Hormuz and does not mention a hit on any vessel, so it does not clearly describe the same incident as UKMTO.
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