The company confirmed the November 10 attack, while UK maritime authorities said a projectile struck a tanker 19 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman. Whether the two reports concern the same incident remains unclear.
ADNOC Logistics & Services said one of its vessels was damaged in an attack in United Arab Emirates territorial waters on the afternoon of 10 November. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) also recorded a tanker strike near the Strait of Hormuz that day, but it remains unclear whether the reports concern the same incident.
The reports followed several earlier attacks near the waterway. In a November 8 advisory, the Joint Maritime Information Center maintained its threat level for the strait at severe and warned that further deliberate attacks were highly likely.
UKMTO, which exchanges information between merchant ships and military forces and issues maritime warnings, said an unidentified projectile struck the tanker approximately 19 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman, at 13:38 UTC [17:38 Yerevan time]. Its master said all crew members were safe and there was no environmental impact. UKMTO did not identify the tanker or establish where the projectile came from.
ADNOC Logistics & Services said response operations were ongoing but did not identify its vessel, describe the extent of the damage or say whether anyone was injured. A damage assessment of the tanker in the UKMTO warning was planned for first light, gCaptain said in its November 10 report.
The maritime center recorded 5 attacks off Oman’s Musandam coast between 1 November and 5 November. On 7 November, a tanker caught fire about eight nautical miles northwest of Khasab, forcing its crew to evacuate; UKMTO later classified the incident as an attack. Another outbound tanker was reportedly struck by an unidentified projectile that day; its crew was reported safe and there was no environmental impact.
Iran’s state broadcaster said three tankers were hit on 8 November for using what it called “unauthorised routes” through the strait. Videos posted that day and verified by Reuters showed a Navig8 tanker burning near Oman’s coast.
Speaking to veterans and their families at Arlington National Cemetery on 11 November, President Donald Trump predicted the conflict would end soon.
The maritime center said 177 security incidents had been recorded across the wider region since 1 March. That count includes suspicious activity and military enforcement, not just attacks on merchant vessels.
Independent tracking showed daily transits in the single digits to low double digits, the center said, compared with an average of about 138 vessels a day in 2025. US naval shipping coordination figures counted 91 US-facilitated transits between 5 November and 7; the two sets of figures use different reporting systems and cover different vessels, so they are not directly comparable.
The center estimated that about 162 ships were anchored near Fujairah and Khor Fakkan as of 8 November, with others concentrated near Sohar and Musandam. It warned that continued attacks, Iranian monitoring of commercial shipping and US naval blockade enforcement were likely to keep operators cautious and traffic low.
In a November 10 note cited by CNA, LSEG analysts said that even if a deal were reached, increased traffic would depend on mine clearance, insurance costs and shipowners’ willingness to take the risk.
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Scott Bessent moved from his home to a military base after alleged Iran-linked threats to his life, US media say. The Treasury says he remains committed to economic pressure on Iran.
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An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman announced the end of the self-imposed limit on 7 November, but did not say whether Iran already has missiles that exceed it.
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Revised from the day's reports.
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Added Iran’s account of three earlier tanker strikes, footage of a burning tanker and an assessment of conditions for shipping traffic to increase.
