Missile

Missile event in Oman on Thu 29th October 2026

29th October 2026

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On 29 October 2026, evening, around 8:00 pm Muscat time, suspected Iranian forces (coded as IRGC) fired 1 missile that directly impacted the Riti crude oil tanker (IMO: 9249075) around 1.6 nm off the Omani coast, east of Shisah (coded to Coast of Shisah) (Khasab, Musandam), while completing an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz. The strike caused a fire onboard and resulted in the ship losing propulsion. Concurrently, IRGC forces claimed the following day that 2 oil tankers had been involved in 'accidents' and caught fire south of the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to transit through an unauthorized route with US support, likely referring to attacks on the Riti and Louise 1 tankers (coded as separate events).

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