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Tug struck by two unknown projectiles off Khor Fakkan, UAE; one minor injury, UKMTO says

News card from EXE Index. Headline: Tug struck by two unknown projectiles off Khor Fakkan, UAE; one minor injury, UKMTO says. Map from Wikimedia Commons (NordNordWest, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, marker added) showing Khor Fakkan as a red dot on the UAE's east coast, with the Persian Gulf, the UAE and Oman's Musandam peninsula labeled; the tug was hit at sea to the northeast. Key facts: Oct 18, 2026, exact time not yet confirmed, UKMTO says; a tug travelling southbound, name and flag not released; struck by 2 unknown projectiles northeast of Khor Fakkan; 1 minor casualty, the tug damaged but continuing on its route; authorities investigating and ships told to transit with caution. Sources: UKMTO Warning 177-26, Reuters, Anadolu, Iran International. exeindex.com/military. Record dispatch:2026-10-18-ae-khor-fakkan-tug. @exeindex.
News cardMap: Khor Fakkan (red dot); the tug was hit at sea to its northeast. Map: Wikimedia Commons, User:NordNordWest, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (marker, labels and sea extension added by EXE Index)

Oct 18: A southbound tug was struck by 2 unknown projectiles northeast of Khor Fakkan, UAE, the UK's maritime agency UKMTO says. It was damaged but is continuing on its route; 1 minor casualty reported. Authorities are…

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Two tankers attacked off Saudi Arabia's Al Jubayl in one day

File, Jun 2012: Al Jubayl at night, seen from the ISS · not from the Oct 16 attacks
File photoPhoto: NASA / Expedition 31 crew · public domain via Wikimedia Commons (brightened, cropped)

Oct 16: Two tankers were attacked in the Gulf off Saudi Arabia's Al Jubayl, per UKMTO. One was hit by an unknown projectile and its crew evacuated; the other by an RPG from a small boat. All crew safe. Record

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