UKMTO reports projectile strike on container ship in Strait of Hormuz

Single source · Strait of Hormuz · 2026-10-13 18:59 UTC

UKMTO reports that a container ship was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 October 2026, and that authorities are investigating. Both UKMTO entries come from the same official source; one gives the occurrence time as 18:59 UTC, while the warning says the time is to be confirmed.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources disagree on:

• Timing: the incident entry gives an occurrence time of 18:59 UTC (minute precision), but warning 170-26 says the time is to be confirmed.

Sources

• UKMTO: UK Maritime Trade Operations incident reports, 2026-10-13 19:01 UTC
• UKMTO Operations Centre (X), 2026-10-13 19:03 UTC

First reported 2026-10-13 19:01 UTC; last updated 2026-10-15 17:55 UTC.

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