Rocket

Rocket event in Oman on Tue 1st September 2026

1st September 2026

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On 1 September 2026, at around 00:00 am Muscat time, suspected Iranian forces (coded as IRGC by default) fired 3 'rockets' that directly impacted the crude oil tanker Senegal Prosperity (IMO: 9532757) in the Strait of Hormuz, around 17 nm east of Khasab and 4 nm off the coast of Oman (coded to Coast of Shisah) (Khasab, Musandam). The ship was transiting eastbound during the attack. The attack caused damage to the port side engine room and ballast tank, forcing the ship to anchor, after which the crew was evacuated.

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