UKMTO issued a warning on 1 October after receiving a third-party report of a tanker strike and fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Crew safety was reported, but damage and environmental effects were unknown.
Dynacom Tankers’ Kavomaleas was abandoned after two projectiles caused an engine-room fire near Kumzar, Oman. All crew members were rescued and taken safely ashore.
An Indian seafarer has died after tanker MKD Vyom was struck by a projectile in the Gulf of Oman. The incident occurred amid rising security tensions affecting tanker routes near the Strait of Hormuz.
The MIDVOLGA-2 tanker, attacked in the Black Sea while en route from Russia to Georgia, reached Sinop safely. All crew members were unharmed, escorted by the Turkish Coast Guard.
