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Tanker struck by projectile
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy issued a statement on Oct 9, 2026, taking credit for a series of recent attacks on tankers, saying it was increasing enforcement on non-compliant vessels and the range of strikes. This came as one new strike was confirmed, with several other incidents reported, and the International Maritime Organization showed that incidents related to the war have now passed the 100 mark. Crude exports were sharply lower, as of Oct 7, the level was down by approximately a third to just under 10 million barrels per day versus around 15.5 million barrels per day in September. 15 or 16 incidents believed have taken place since September, with a dozen in recent days. Since July, there have been 59 incidents, of which 41 involved commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The IMO showed that confirmed incidents since the start of the war passed 100 with a strike on the 'ST1' on Oct 7 off Oman in the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz. Windward report it has identified a dozen vessels struck in the recent attacks, of which 11 were tankers, and they were all transiting the southern channel near Oman with their AIS transmissions switched off. Despite the immense security risk, aging VLCCs like the 'ST1' continued to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, as freight rates have reached historic highs due to the conflict. Shortly before the incident, the 'ST1' was chartered for a 12-day voyage within the Strait at a rate of US$1.9 million per day.
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