Event·Maritime

Tanker in Strait of Hormuz Hit by Limpet Mines, Security Sources Say

30 OCT 2026 · 1236Z

A small boat attached two limpet mines to the hull of a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz causing a fire in its engine room and temporarily disabling the vessel, in the first successful use of such explosives in the waterway since the US war with Iran began in February, maritime so…