A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile northeast of Lima, Oman, while ADNOC Logistics & Services confirmed separate damage to one of its vessels in UAE territorial waters.
1. Tanker struck 19 nautical miles northeast of Lima
• UKMTO Warning 201-26 records the incident at 1338 UTC on November 10, approximately 19 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman.
• The tanker’s Master reported that the vessel had been struck by an unknown projectile. UKMTO classified the incident as an attack.
• All crew were reported safe. No environmental impact had been reported when the warning was issued.
• UKMTO did not disclose the tanker’s name, IMO number, flag, cargo, damage extent, propulsion condition or intended port. The origin and type of projectile also remain unconfirmed.
2. ADNOC vessel damaged in separate UAE-waters attack
• ADNOC Logistics & Services confirmed that one of its vessels sustained damage following an attack in UAE territorial waters during the afternoon of November 10.
• Response operations were continuing when the company issued its statement. No subsequent operational update had been published by the cutoff.
• ADNOC did not identify the vessel, its type, IMO number, cargo, crew condition, position or extent of damage.
• The company’s statement and UKMTO Warning 201-26 describe different locations. No authority has established that the two reports concern the same vessel or attack.
• No pollution report, towage arrangement, salvage requirement, port restriction or interruption to ADNOC’s wider fleet operations was announced.
3. New evidence shows pollution from earlier Gulf tanker attacks
• Reuters reported on November 10 that verified video showed oil reaching the Omani shoreline following recent attacks on tankers.
• Satellite imagery also indicated oil spills off Oman and the United Arab Emirates. No authoritative spill-volume estimate or confirmed pollution boundary was available.
• The pollution evidence has not been linked to the unidentified tanker in UKMTO Warning 201-26. That warning specifically reported no environmental impact at the time of issue.
• Reuters also reported that 37 ships were attacked during October, citing Washington Institute for Near East Policy data. The figure covers the previous month and is included only as scale, not as today’s lead.
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed separately that two tankers had caught fire after striking naval mines on an unauthorised route. The vessel identities and circumstances were not independently confirmed.
4. EU commits €50 million to Black Sea maritime-security hub
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced €50 million to accelerate a Bulgaria-Romania maritime-security hub.
• The Commission said the hub would operate through coastal and naval facilities in Varna and Constanța, with integration of Romanian air-surveillance capability.
• A joint working group is expected to develop an integrated concept, deliverables and completion timetable. The stated objective is to make the hub operational during 2027.
• The programme is intended to improve maritime surveillance, information-sharing and situational awareness following drone attacks on commercial ships near Romania and Bulgaria.
• Bulgaria said investigations had not established responsibility for individual attacks. Romania has accused Russia of systematic attacks on civilian shipping, while Moscow denies involvement.
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Sources
UKMTO, ADNOC Logistics & Services, European Commission, Reuters, Emirates News Agency
This update is part of the DeepDraft SITREP series covering developing maritime operational situations.
Strait of Hormuz, Oman, Lima, UKMTO, ADNOC Logistics, tanker attack, Gulf shipping, maritime security
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