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Security · Hormuz15 Sept 2026Strait of Hormuz · MusandamUKMTO Warning 134-26, issued 13 September for 2300 UTC on the 12th: a vessel struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. Crew, damage and pollution unknown on first paper.
Security · Operations5 Sept 2026Kharg · Jask · Gulf of OmanU.S. Central Command, in DVIDS story 574030 dated 5 September, said IRGC ballistic missiles were launched toward two U.S. Navy warships in regional waters.
Security · Operations31 Aug 2026Strait of Hormuz · Gulf of OmanUKMTO Warning 124-26, issued 31 August at 2000 UTC from a company security officer, reports an incident 17 NM east of Khasab, Oman.
Security · Operations28 Aug 2026Strait of Hormuz · Persian GulfIMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez stated on 28 August that six months after the Middle East conflict began on 28 February, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is unresolved.
Security · Operations27 Aug 2026Strait of Hormuz · Gulf of OmanThe Persian Gulf Strait Authority warned on 23 August that vessels which had broken Iranian arrangements for transit of the Strait of Hormuz would face fine, detention or confiscation on later transits.
Security · Operations20 Aug 2026Strait of Hormuz · OmanAxios, citing two U.S. officials, reports that a night shipping corridor has been operating for several weeks along the southern (Omani) side of the Strait of Hormuz. Fifteen to twenty tankers enter and leave each night under the corridor arrangement.
Security · Operations18 Aug 2026Strait of HormuzUKMTO Warning 115-26, issued 18 August, reports an outbound vessel struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. The impact damaged the engine room and caused a crew casualty.
Security14 Aug 2026HormuzOn the evening of 13 August, ADNOC said two of its vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. No one was hurt. The same day UKMTO reported a UAV strike on one unnamed tanker. It is not established that these are the same event.
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