Houthis Strike Saudi VLCC Amzan in Red Sea With Ballistic Missile

Yemen's Houthi forces struck the Saudi supertanker Amzan with a ballistic missile in the Red Sea on 24 August 2026. She was 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu. A fire broke out on the main deck. All crew are safe.

Amzan is a Saudi-flagged VLCC owned by Bahri, the Saudi national shipping company. She displaced 320,926 deadweight tonnes and carried IMO number 9693745. At the time of the strike she was sailing from Ain Sukhna in Egypt toward Yanbu with a cargo of oil.

The Houthis described the attack as part of their 'siege for siege' campaign, targeting Saudi and affiliated shipping in retaliation for what they call a blockade of Yemen. The group has struck dozens of tankers across the Red Sea over the past year. At 320,000 DWT, Amzan is among the largest tankers afloat. Hitting a VLCC of that tonnage puts the current campaign in a different category from previous strikes on smaller tankers.

Red Sea lookups on MarineRadar registered a 3.0x breakout on the day of the strike.

The full extent of damage to Amzan has not been confirmed. No timeline for her return to service has been given.