Tanker Hit by Two Projectiles off Saudi Arabia

A tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles on November 1, 2026, roughly 72 nautical miles east of Ras Al Khafji in Saudi Arabia. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations issued an advisory on the incident.

All crew were accounted for. No environmental damage was reported. UKMTO named neither the tanker nor the attacker.

It follows a run of shipping incidents across the region. At least ten incidents were reported across the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman between October 31 and November 2, according to Investing Live. An earlier projectile strike on a tanker near Al Jubail, also reported by UKMTO, had also gone unclaimed.