Tanker struck by two projectiles off Saudi coast
Commodities
Sunday, November 1, 2026
- Updated Nov 1, 2026 22:14
A tanker travelling southeast through the Gulf was struck by two unidentified projectiles on its port side 72 nautical miles east of Ras al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said, with all crew accounted for and no environmental impact reported.
Why it matters: The hit is in the northern Gulf, off Saudi Arabia's coast near Kuwait and far from the Strait of Hormuz, extending the weekend's run of vessel strikes beyond the chokepoint itself to waters off the region's main export coast.
Data as of UK Maritime Trade Operations report of Monday, November 2, 2026, as carried by Interfax, in Russian, read in full in this run via the live browser, and by Reuters as published by FXStreet. The report originates with UKMTO alone: the vessel is unnamed, and no claim of responsibility was reported, so the item ships at grade C. Developing item.
A tanker travelling southeast through the Gulf was struck by two unidentified projectiles on its port side on Monday morning, 72 nautical miles east of the Saudi coastal city of Ras al-Khafji, Britain’s UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said. All crew members were accounted for and no environmental impact had been reported, and the agency gave no name, flag or cargo for the vessel and no indication of who fired the projectiles.
The strike follows Friday’s hit on the Qatari LNG carrier Al Mayeda and Sunday’s report of another vessel struck in the Strait of Hormuz, and it moves the pattern north, into waters off the Saudi and Kuwaiti export coast rather than the strait itself.
Sources
- Танкер подвергся ударам у побережья Саудовской Аравии в Персидском заливе - Interfax, in Russian, reporting UK Maritime Trade Operations - 2026-11-02
- UKMTO reports two projectiles strike tanker off Saudi Arabia's coast - FXStreet, reporting Reuters and UK Maritime Trade Operations - 2026-11-02