ADNOC reports vessel damaged after attack
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen Digital
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say three oil tankers are on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, while ADNOC reports one of its vessels was damaged after an attack in UAE territorial waters. The first incident had already been reported on 29 October 2026, according to Citizen Digital.
The Emirati state oil company ADNOC said on Tuesday that one of its vessels had been damaged after an attack in the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates, in the Gulf, according to Citizen Digital. The incident occurred in the afternoon, as tensions remain high around the Strait of Hormuz.
British maritime agency UKMTO also reported that a tanker had been “struck by an unknown projectile” off the Omani coast, near the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities, for their part, said that three tankers were on fire in the strait, two after explosions and another after hitting a naval mine, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The Revolutionary Guards described the vessels as tankers using routes not authorised by Iran. Since the start of the Middle East war in late February, Tehran has heavily restricted traffic through the strait, while the United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and escorts tankers in the area. The strait normally carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil.
The US Central Command said last month that it had helped Gulf countries export 1.5 billion barrels of oil through Hormuz since the summer. Iranian authorities have already announced several incidents involving vessels on fire in the strait, while the US military recently said the mines had been removed from the shipping lane.
