Unknown projectile strikes tanker entering Strait of Hormuz, injuring two crew
UKMTO said a tanker on an inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an 'unknown projectile' on Monday, leaving two crew with minor injuries.
A tanker entering the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an “unknown projectile” on Monday, injuring two crew members, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the Royal Navy-led agency that tracks shipping threats.
UKMTO said Monday the vessel was conducting an inbound transit when it was hit. “Two crew have sustained minor injuries and the vessel is reported to be continuing to its next port of call under its own power,” the agency said. There was no reported environmental impact, and military authorities are investigating.
In a later update, UKMTO said the ship’s master reported an LPG tanker had been hit by “debris from unknown projectiles”, with all crew safe and the tanker continuing to its next port of call.
The incident comes as Tehran has asserted control over much of the strait since the United States and Israel launched the war on 28 February, the Associated Press reported. In peacetime, about 20 million barrels of oil — roughly a fifth of the world’s supply — passed through Hormuz each day, though some tankers are again traversing the waterway at well below normal traffic levels.
On Sunday, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ruled out reopening the strait until Washington meets Tehran’s conditions, according to Lokmat Times, citing Al Jazeera.
Sources
- Associated Press, via Las Vegas Review-Journal, 21 September 2026: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/a-projectile-hits-a-tanker-as-it-enters-the-strait-of-hormuz-3889256/
- Arab News, 21 September 2026 (updated 20:56): https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/two-injured-after-unknown-projectile-strikes-tanker-in-hormuz-maritime-agency-3002531
- DT Next, 21 September 2026: https://www.dtnext.in/news/world/projectile-strikes-tanker-as-it-sails-into-strait-of-hormuz-and-other-mideast-developments
- Lokmat Times (ANI feed), 21 September 2026, quoting UKMTO X WARNING 140-26: https://www.lokmattimes.com/international/two-crew-members-injured-after-tanker-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz-amid-escalating-us-iran-tensions/
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