Event · 📍 United Kingdom · first report 29 Oct 2026, 13:46 UTC · latest 30 Oct 2026, 20:38 UTC
Tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz
2 sources 2 independent
Corroboration: 2 independent newsrooms. How we count
Evidence profile
- Independent origins: 2 from 5 reports
- Official source: none
- Measurements: no monitoring networks for this kind of event
- Contradictions: none detected
Timeline
- 29 Oct 2026, 13:46 UTC First report: Middle East Eye
- 30 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTC New independent origin: agency Reuters
- 30 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTC First report from United Kingdom / global (Reuters (über Google News))
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United Kingdom / MENA (4)
- Middle East Eye 29 Oct 2026, 13:46 UTC
Burnham says UK doing everything to support reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Burnham says UK doing everything to support reopening of Strait of Hormuz Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Thursday that Britain was "doing everything we can" to support the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, amid the impact of the Iran war. "We are doing everything that we … - Middle East Eye 29 Oct 2026, 18:36 UTC
Tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz
Tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Thursday it had received a report from a company security officer that a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting outbound through the Strait of … - Middle East Eye 30 Oct 2026, 04:37 UTC
More on tanker set ablaze in Hormuz Strait
More on tanker set ablaze in Hormuz Strait A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a small boat with two explosive devices attached to its hull, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said in an update on Friday. This caused blasts and sparked a fire in the … - Middle East Eye 30 Oct 2026, 20:38 UTC
Oil tanker struck by unknown projectile while exiting Hormuz: UKMTO
Oil tanker struck by unknown projectile while exiting Hormuz: UKMTO A crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while completing an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Friday. The British …
United Kingdom / global (1)
- Reuters (über Google News) 30 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTC
Tanker in Strait of Hormuz hit by limpet mines, security sources say
Tanker in Strait of Hormuz hit by limpet mines, security sources say Yahoo News UK
Videos from broadcasters
- Andy Burnham says UK is 'doing everything it can' to support Hormuz Strait opening · Middle East Eye
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