Missile

Missile event in Oman on Mon 13th July 2026

13th July 2026

The source material and subsequent headlines on METIS are collated by our system and taken direct from source. The opinions and views expressed in these source articles and source headlines are not the views and opinions of METIS or its employees.

METIS is not able to substantiate the veracity of sources or check misinformation in real-time. Our analysis is based on currently reported information and may change as new information becomes available.

On 13 July 2026, time of day unclear, Iranian forces (coded as IRGC by default) launched two cruise missiles that directly hit and caused fires on two UAE-owned tankers, the Mombasa B crude oil tanker (IMO: 9739501) and Al Bahyah crude oil tanker (IMO: 9937799), while the tankers were transiting the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters, around 13 nm southeast of Limah (coded to Coast of Limah) (Khasab, Musandam), killing 1 Indian-national crew member, and injuring 8 other crew members (4 Indians and 4 Ukrainians) from both ships, 1 on board Al Bahyah and 7 on board the Mombasa B, with 4 of the latter sustaining serious injuries.

Contextual analysis

Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Information sources

Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.

Enterprise

Country information

Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.

Oman (OMN)

Discover more

Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more