UKMTO reported that a tanker was hit by a projectile 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. A fire developed on the main deck, while everyone aboard was confirmed safe.
An unidentified unmanned cargo ship has been declared a total loss after multiple projectile strikes in the southern Red Sea, about 40 nautical miles southeast of Al Mokha, Yemen.
A vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile while exiting the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its engine room and resulting in a crew casualty, according to UKMTO.
Cameroon-flagged cargo ship Lutuf was hijacked by eight armed people off Somalia on 17 August, amid continued opportunistic pirate activity along the Somali coast.
The third engineer of Minoan Pioneer is missing after an unidentified projectile caused a blackout and accommodation fire near Al Khasab in the Strait of Hormuz on 3 August 2026.
A pirate action group remains aboard an unnamed chemical/oil tanker hijacked off Yemen. The vessel was reported near Bereeda as authorities monitored its movement towards Somali waters.
Armed assailants boarded the chemical tanker Asana in the Gulf of Aden. Initial assessments pointed to suspected Somali piracy as naval forces worked to clarify the crew’s status.
A cargo ship reported an attack southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. UKMTO said authorities are investigating the incident, following separate suspected piracy reports south of Balhaf.
A container ship was fired upon and faced an attempted boarding south of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations.
