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On the night of Nov 1, 2026, the 'Largo Atom', enroute from Mina al Ahmadi to Jebel Ali with an ETA as of Nov 3, was hit by two projectiles about 70 nautical miles to the east of Ras Al Khafji, at the northwest end of the Arabian Gulf. All crew members were accounted for. After the tanker was hit by two UAVs, it suffered a complete loss of power. The tanker 'Grit' (IMO: 9243150) was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Nov 3, 2026. All crew members aboard the vessel were safe, and no pollution was observed. Two unknown projectiles struck the tanker at around 7:00 p.n. UTC, about 14 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman.

The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas mobilised the 'Salvamar Acrux' on the night of Nov 2 for the rescue of 53 Maghrebi individuals from a precarious vessel, which was located about 16 nautical miles east of Lanzarote. They were taken to Arrecife. The SAR helicopter Helimer 211 was also mobilised to assist. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated a rescue operation on the morning of Nov 3 for one cayuco off La Restinga. it was assisted by the 'Salvamar Navia' to the port with 59 Sub-Saharan individuals on board. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Cádiz mobilised the 'Salvamar Suhail' to a patera, which was located about 4.6 nautical miles southwest of Puerto América (Cádiz). The SAR boat transferred its 41 occupants to Puerto América.

The 'Grit' was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Nov 3, 2026. All crew members aboard the vessel were safe, and no pollution was observed. Two unknown projectiles struck the tanker at around 7:00 p.n. UTC, about 14 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman. On Nov 1, another tanker, the Liberian-flagged 'Largo Atom' (IMO 1034747), was also hit by two unknown projectiles about 72 nautical miles East of Ras Al Khafji.

The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas mobilised the 'Salvamar Acrux' on the night of Nov 2 for the rescue of 53 Maghrebi individuals from a precarious vessel, which was located about 16 nautical miles east of Lanzarote. They were taken to Arrecife. The SAR helicopter Helimer 211 was also mobilised to assist. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated a rescue operation on the morning of Nov 3 for one cayuco off La Restinga. it was assisted by the 'Salvamar Navia' to the port with 59 Sub-Saharan individuals on board. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Cádiz mobilised the 'Salvamar Suhail' to a patera, which was located about 4.6 nautical miles southwest of Puerto América (Cádiz). The SAR boat transferred its 41 occupants to Puerto América.

On Oct 7, 2026, the 'Arina A', which had been targeted by a drone attack in the Black Sea, during which the bridge and parts of the superstructure burnt out, was spotted off the coast of Trabzon. The ship, which had departed Istanbul and was en route to Russia, had been hit by a drone in the Black Sea in September. Captain Dmitry Zhitin, one of the 25 crew members on board, lost his life during the attack. Following the incident, the crew was evacuated to Trabzon by teams from the Trabzon Coast Guard Group Command. The body of Captain Dmitry Zhitin was taken to the Trabzon Forensic Medicine Institute for an autopsy and was subsequently handed over to Russian Federation authorities once the procedures were completed. The Trabzon Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was conducting an investigation into the incident. Report with photos: https://www.haber61.net/trabzon/karadeniz-de-olumcul-dron-saldirisina-ugramisti-arina-a-trabzon-aciklarinda/645559