Fire breaks out on vessel in Strait of Hormuz
The gist
UKMTO reported several vessel fires near the Strait of Hormuz from Oct 26 to Oct 30.
The incidents hit commercial shipping in a key oil route amid US-Iran tensions.
How it unfolded
- Oct 26, 2026UKMTO announced a vessel caught fire in the Arabian Gulf about 63 nautical miles southeast of Grand Faw Port in Iraq's southern Basra province.
- Oct 29, 2026 03:00 GMTUKMTO reported a fire aboard a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz about 9 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman, after the master of a third-party vessel reported seeing it on fire.
- Oct 29, 2026UKMTO said regional authorities identified the vessel as a dhow and that the crew had been safely evacuated. The IRGC separately said three tankers had exploded and caught fire in the past 24 hours after hitting sea mines, and claimed it had captured a US reconnaissance drone in the western Strait of Hormuz.