Another vessel struck by unknown projectile in Hormuz

A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, Britain’s UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said after the master of a merchant vessel relayed a Mayday call reporting the hit.

Why it matters: It is the second reported strike on a vessel in Gulf waters in three days, after Friday’s hit on the Qatari LNG carrier Al Mayeda, and no vessel name, damage report or claim of responsibility has been published for the Sunday incident.

Data as of UK Maritime Trade Operations report relayed on Sunday, November 1, 2026, as reported the same day by Arab News with AFP, read in full in this run via the live browser, and carried the same day by Anadolu Agency, in Turkish, and Kommersant, in Russian, in the feed pool. The report originates with UKMTO alone: the struck vessel is unnamed, and no damage or casualty information was reported for it, so the item ships at grade C. Developing item.

A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, Britain’s UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said. The agency said the master of a merchant vessel had relayed a Mayday call stating that another vessel had been struck in the strait. The report gives no name, flag or type for the struck vessel, no time for the strike, and no information on damage or casualties, and no claim of responsibility was reported.

The Sunday report is separate from the attack reported earlier the same day on the Qatari LNG carrier Al Mayeda, which Qatar’s state news agency said was hit by unidentified objects on Friday while transiting Gulf waters, with no crew injured and no environmental impact.

Another vessel struck by unknown projectile in Hormuz

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