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UKMTO says a tanker was hit by an unknown projectile six miles off Oman

Mountain Time
Local time
2:30 AM in Muscat, Jun 13
Where
Gulf of Oman, 6 nautical miles east of Oman

UKMTO said a tanker was struck in the port bow by an unknown projectile about 6 nautical miles east of Oman at 22:30 UTC; the crew was safe, there was no environmental impact and the tanker continued to its next port.

Why it matters

It happened the same night CENTCOM said it downed all the Iranian drones launched at ships in Hormuz, and the source of the projectile was not identified.

Sources (2)

Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels

Correction

  • Now gives the local time where it happened, 2:30 AM Muscat time, Jun 13, 2026 (the moment itself is unchanged); corrected the headline (it read "UKMTO issued warning after tanker hit by unknown projectile east of Oman"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from 6NM east of Oman to Gulf of Oman, 6 nautical miles east of Oman; changed the confidence label from confirmed to official; reclassified it from shipping-security to maritime-security; updated the sourcing note; added a source: Al Jazeera live blog; removed UKMTO as a source (a rolling index page that now shows other content). Why and evidence