{"meta":{"built_utc":"2026-08-16T12:48Z","n":90,"fatalities":22,"sunk":2,"seized":13,"scope":"attacks on commercial vessels and ports; state-on-state strikes and military targets excluded (full 120-incident registry in repo data/incidents.json)"},"incidents":[{"date":"2026-03-01","target":"Skylight (oil tanker, Palau flag; abandoned)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":2,"location":"Hormuz (5 nm N of Khasab, Oman)","sources":[{"name":"Hindustan Times","url":"https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/3-indians-killed-in-iranian-attacks-off-oman-20-injured-across-west-asia-101772473983914.html"},{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-tanker-hit-off-oman-coast-after-drones-strike-duqm-port-2026-03-01/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-01","target":"MKD Vyom (oil tanker, Marshall Islands; abandoned)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":1,"location":"Persian Gulf (17 nm NW of Mina Saqr, UAE)","sources":[{"name":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/another-oil-tanker-hit-by-drone-boat-as-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-rise"},{"name":"S&P Global","url":"https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/030126-oil-tanker-mkd-vyom-issues-mayday-near-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-01","target":"Sea La Donna (oil/chemical tanker, Liberia) - UNVERIFIED attack","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Skuld","url":"https://www.skuld.com/topics/port/port-news/asia/maritime-security-update-gulf-region--strait-of-hormuz-and-red-sea/"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-03-01","target":"Hercules Star (oil products tanker, Gibraltar; 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near miss, no damage)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (20 nm W of Dubai)","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/oman-rescues-crew-of-uae-containership-struck-by-missile"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-04","target":"Safeen Prestige (container ship, Malta; struck above waterline, engine-room fire, abandoned; adrift with renewed fire seen 18 Mar)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (2 nm off Omani coast in the strait)","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/malta-flagged-container-ship-hit-by-projectile-hormuz-vessel-abandoned-sources-2026-03-04/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-04","target":"Sonangol Namibe (crude oil tanker, Bahamas; hull broken by blast from unmanned surface vehicle while at anchor, oil spill risk; list article dates it 5 March)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (30 nm SE of Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Kuwait)","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/explosion-reported-near-tanker-off-kuwait-crew-safe-ukmto-says-2026-03-05/"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-03-06","target":"Mussafah 2 (tugboat, UAE; 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unharmed)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (off Abu Dhabi)","sources":[{"name":"Tradewinds","url":"https://www.tradewindsnews.com/bulkers/ship-master-reports-loud-bang-and-splash-north-of-abu-dhabi/2-1-1957481"},{"name":"The Times of Israel","url":"https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-keeps-up-attacks-on-gulf-states-says-not-a-single-liter-of-oil-will-ship-out/amp/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-11","target":"Mayuree Naree (bulk carrier, Thailand; fired on by IRGC Navy after ignoring warnings; 3 crew killed; later ran aground on Qeshm Island 27 Mar; list article dates attack 10 March)","kind":"small-arms","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":3,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/cargo-ship-hit-by-projectile-strait-hormuz-crew-evacuates-2026-03-11/"},{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-confirms-three-dead-cargo-ship-attacked-iran-strait-hormuz-2026-03-14/"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-03-11","target":"One Majesty (container ship, Japan; minor damage from projectile; list article dates it 10 March)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (50 nm N of Dubai)","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/cargo-ship-hit-by-projectile-strait-hormuz-crew-evacuates-2026-03-11/"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-03-11","target":"Star Gwyneth (bulk carrier, Marshall Islands; limited hull damage from projectile above waterline; list article dates it 10 March)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (near UAE)","sources":[{"name":"Splash247","url":"https://splash247.com/multiple-ships-hit-on-day-12-of-iran-war/"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-03-11","target":"Express Rome (container ship, Liberia; IRGC said it fired on it near Ruus Al Jibal, struck by multiple projectiles) - UNVERIFIED in crisis table; list article dates it 10 March","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (near Ruus Al Jibal)","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/three-crew-believed-trapped-on-precious-ship-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-03-11","target":"Safesea Vishnu (oil tanker, Marshall Islands; set ablaze by suspected unmanned surface vehicle, abandoned; 1 Indian crew killed; list article dates it 12 March)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":1,"location":"Persian Gulf (off Iraqi coast)","sources":[{"name":"Deccan Herald","url":"https://www.deccanherald.com/india/indian-crew-member-dies-in-attack-by-iran-against-us-owned-oil-tanker-safesea-vishnu-3929335"},{"name":"CNN","url":"https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-11-26"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-03-11","target":"Zefyros (oil tanker, Malta; set ablaze by suspected unmanned surface vehicle, abandoned; list article dates it 12 March)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (off Iraqi coast)","sources":[{"name":"CNN","url":"https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-11-26"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-03-12","target":"Source Blessing (container ship, Liberia; hit by projectile fragments ~35 mi N of Jebel Ali; crew safe)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (near Dubai/Jebel Ali)","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/projectile-fragments-hit-hapag-lloyd-container-vessel-near-strait-hormuz-2026-03-12/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-17","target":"Gas Al Ahmadiah (LPG tanker, Kuwait; minor structural damage from projectile at anchor)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman (23 nm E of Fujairah)","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/projectile-hits-tanker-off-uaes-fujairah-ukmto-says-2026-03-17/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-18","target":"Parimal (chemical tanker, Palau; struck, set on fire, abandoned; captain missing - not counted as fatality)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman (11 nm E of Khor Fakkan, UAE)","sources":[{"name":"The Manila Times","url":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/20/world/tanker-struck-near-strait-of-hormuz-off-uae-monitors-say/2304009"},{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/vessel-ablaze-after-strike-off-uae-crew-abandon-ship"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-18","target":"Ras Laffan LNG port, Qatar (Iranian missile strikes 18-19 March; 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list article dates a matching incident 22 March, 15 nm N of Sharjah)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (15 nm N of Sharjah, UAE)","sources":[{"name":"Argus Media","url":"https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2804378-explosion-reported-near-bulk-carrier-off-uae-coast"}],"date_confidence":"low"},{"date":"2026-03-30","target":"Express Rome (container ship, Liberia; two near misses within one hour; unharmed)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (22 nm NE of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia)","sources":[{"name":"France 24","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260330-facts-about-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-blockade"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-03-30","target":"Haiphong Express (container ship, Singapore; IRGC claimed ballistic-missile strike over Israel ties; at anchor near Al Salmi) - only in linked list article, date shared via rowspan","kind":"missile","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (near Port of Dubai)","sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia: List of ships attacked during the 2026 Iran war","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_attacked_during_the_2026_Iran_war"}],"date_confidence":"low"},{"date":"2026-03-31","target":"Al Salmi (VLCC, Kuwait; struck by apparent Iranian drone at Port of Dubai at full capacity, fire contained; list article dates it 30 March)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (Port of Dubai)","sources":[{"name":"Gulf News","url":"https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/kuwaiti-tanker-al-salmi-attacked-by-iranian-forces-off-dubai-coast-1.500491417"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-04","target":"Deep Sea (oil tanker, Iran; intercepted and CAPTURED off Malaysia; Bloomberg later reported boarded Iran-linked tankers reversing course westward)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"other (off Malaysia)","sources":[{"name":"Australian Financial Review","url":"https://www.afr.com/world/asia/us-intercepts-three-iranian-oil-tankers-in-asian-waters-sources-say-20260423-p5zqag"}],"date_confidence":"low"},{"date":"2026-04","target":"Sevin (oil tanker, Iran; intercepted and CAPTURED off Malaysia; Bloomberg later reported boarded Iran-linked tankers reversing course westward)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"other (off Malaysia)","sources":[{"name":"MarineLink","url":"https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-intercepts-three-iranian-tankers-asian-538378"}],"date_confidence":"low"},{"date":"2026-04","target":"Derya (oil tanker, Iran; intercepted and CAPTURED off western India)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"other (off western India)","sources":[{"name":"Nation Thailand","url":"https://www.nationthailand.com/news/world/40065398"}],"date_confidence":"low"},{"date":"2026-04-01","target":"Aqua 1 (QatarEnergy oil tanker, Panama; struck by two projectiles, fire extinguished)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (north of Doha, Qatar)","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/tanker-hit-near-qatar"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-04","target":"MSC Ishyka (container ship, Liberia; IRGC claimed drone attack over Israel links) - UNVERIFIED","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/iran-claims-to-have-hit-an-msc-container-ship-in-the-mideast"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-18","target":"Sanmar Herald (VLCC, India; fired on by two Iranian gunboats despite clearance, forced to turn back; unharmed)","kind":"small-arms","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/tanker-fired-on-by-iran-in-strait-of-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-18","target":"CMA CGM Everglade (container ship, France; damaged by rocket attack off Oman coast)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman (off Omani coast)","sources":[{"name":"AP News","url":"https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-19-2026"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-18","target":"Mein Schiff 4 (cruise ship, Malta; targeted but unharmed, escaped with 5 other cruise ships)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"France 24","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260418-trade-ships-hit-in-hormuz-as-iran-reopening-falters"},{"name":"Seatrade Cruise News","url":"https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/the-last-gulf-stranded-cruise-ship-clears-strait-of-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-19","target":"Touska (container ship, Iran; disabled by USS Spruance 5-inch gunfire into engine room, boarded by 31st MEU marines, CAPTURED; 22 crew repatriated via Pakistan)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"other (northern Arabian Sea)","sources":[{"name":"U.S. Department of War","url":"https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4464208/us-forces-disable-vessel-attempting-to-enter-iranian-port-violate-blockade/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-20","target":"Dorena (supertanker, Iran; intercepted and CAPTURED off southern India)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"other (off southern India)","sources":[{"name":"Nation Thailand","url":"https://www.nationthailand.com/news/world/40065398"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-21","target":"Tifani (supertanker, Botswana flag; intercepted and CAPTURED in the Indian Ocean via right-of-visit boarding)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"other (Indian Ocean)","sources":[{"name":"VesselFinder","url":"https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9273337"},{"name":"The Washington Post","url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/21/iran-ship-seizure-blockade/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-22","target":"MSC Epaminondas aka Epimonidas (container ship, Liberia; extensively damaged then SEIZED by IRGC; 8 crew repatriated June 2026)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"CBC","url":"https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ships-attacked-hormuz-iran-u-s-conflict-9.7172801"},{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/iran-s-irgc-retaliates-by-seizing-two-boxships-linked-to-msc"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-22","target":"MSC Francesca (container ship, Panama; bridge heavily damaged by IRGC gunboat fire, SEIZED by IRGC, escorted toward Bandar Abbas)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (off Iranian coast)","sources":[{"name":"CBC","url":"https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ships-attacked-hormuz-iran-u-s-conflict-9.7172801"},{"name":"The Guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/trump-claims-us-has-total-control-over-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-seizes-two-container-ships"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-22","target":"Euphoria (container ship, Panama; stopped after being fired upon, completed transit to UAE; listed unharmed)","kind":"small-arms","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Lloyd's List","url":"https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156987/Iran-claims-seizure-of-two-MSC-operated-boxships-while-transiting-the-Strait-of-Hormuz"},{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/iran-s-irgc-retaliates-by-seizing-two-boxships-linked-to-msc"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-23","target":"Majestic X aka Phonix (oil tanker, Guyana flag; intercepted and CAPTURED in the Indian Ocean via right-of-visit boarding)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"other (Indian Ocean)","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/us-seizes-iran-linked-tanker-majestic-x"},{"name":"The Washington Post","url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/21/iran-ship-seizure-blockade/"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-04-24","target":"Unknown Iranian oil tanker (intercepted and CAPTURED in the Persian Gulf by USS Rafael Peralta per CENTCOM)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf","sources":[{"name":"Xinhua","url":"https://english.news.cn/20260425/ca47ecc3b6684f4ab79193106d1ede79/c.html"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-04-25","target":"Sevan (LPG tanker, Panama; intercepted in the Arabian Sea by a US Navy helicopter from USS Pinckney and forced to turn back toward Iran under escort - NOT captured)","kind":"other","attacker":"US","fatalities":0,"location":"other (Arabian Sea)","sources":[{"name":"The Kyiv Independent","url":"https://kyivindependent.com/us-intercepted-russian-shadow-fleet-vessel-in-arabian-sea-us-central-command-says/"},{"name":"MarineLink","url":"https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-intercepts-sanctioned-tanker-arabian-538470"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-03","target":"Unknown bulk carrier (attacked by several small boats west of Bandar Sirik; crew safe)","kind":"small-arms","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (west of Bandar Sirik, Iran)","sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/3/bulk-carrier-attacked-by-multiple-small-craft-off-iran-ukmto-says"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-03","target":"Barakah (oil tanker, Liberia; damaged by unknown projectiles)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman (off Fujairah, UAE)","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tanker-hit-by-unknown-projectiles-off-uaes-fujairah-ukmto-says-2026-05-04/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-04","target":"HMM Namu (cargo ship, Panama; damaged)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"The Korea Herald","url":"https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10731161"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-04","target":"JV Innovation (chemical/oil tanker, Marshall Islands, Chinese-owned; minor deck fire from unidentified munition - first Chinese-owned vessel targeted; list article carries it under unknown attacker)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (near Mina Saqr, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE)","sources":[{"name":"ABC News Australia","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/chinese-oil-tanker-attacked-in-strait-of-hormuz/106659160"},{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/china/first-chinese-product-tanker-attacked-monday-near-strait-hormuz-caixin-reports-2026-05-07/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-05","target":"CMA CGM San Antonio (container ship, Malta; damaged)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/after-attack-on-cma-cgm-boxship-trump-suspends-new-hormuz-transit-corridor"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-08","target":"Ocean Koi (oil tanker, Barbados; SEIZED by Iran's Army Navy in fast-boat boarding, accused of harming oil exports; US-sanctioned shadow-fleet tanker aka Jin Li)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-seizes-oil-tanker-ocean-koi-gulf-oman-state-media-says-2026-05-08/"},{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/iran-says-it-has-seized-oil-tanker-over-attempts-to-disrupt-its-oil-exports"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-10","target":"Safesea Neha (bulk carrier, Marshall Islands; struck by drone at Doha anchorage, small fire extinguished)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (Doha anchorage, Qatar)","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/bulker-attacked-off-qatar-causing-fire"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-13","target":"Haji Ali (dhow/cargo ship, India; struck by drone or missile, caught fire and SANK; 14 Indian crew rescued by Omani coast guard; list article carries it under unknown attacker)","kind":"sinking","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman (off Omani coast)","sources":[{"name":"India Today","url":"https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/haji-ali-cargo-ship-sinks-near-oman-suspected-drone-attack-sailors-rescued-ministry-external-affairs-2911609-2026-05-14"},{"name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx219xwxg9no"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-14","target":"Hui Chuan (floating armoury / fishery research vessel, Honduras; SEIZED by Iranian military forces ~38 nm NE of Fujairah at anchor and taken to Iran)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vessel-seized-off-uaes-fujairah-heading-toward-iranian-waters-ukmto-says-2026-05-14/"},{"name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx219xwxg9no"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-05-26","target":"Olympic Life (oil tanker, Marshall Islands; near-waterline external explosion, fuel tank ruptured with bunker spill; continued voyage)","kind":"other","attacker":"unclear","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman (60 nm off Muscat)","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tanker-reports-external-explosion-off-oman-coast-crew-safe-ukmto-says-2026-05-26/"},{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/bunker-spill-after-tanker-hit-by-explosion-off-oman"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-06-01","target":"MSC Sariska V (container ship, Panama; struck by two projectiles at Umm Qasr Port; IRGC called it response to US attack on Lian Star; per Trump 4 drones launched, 3 shot down)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (Umm Qasr Port, Iraq)","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/msc-confirms-strike-on-msc-sariska-v-condemns-unprovoked-attacks"},{"name":"MSC press release","url":"https://www.msc.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026/june/msc-sariska-v-incident"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-06-25","target":"Ever Lovely (container ship, Singapore; damaged)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Tradewinds","url":"https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containers/imo-halts-strait-of-hormuz-exodus-after-evergreen-container-ship-attacked/2-1-2009781"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-06-27","target":"Kiku (oil tanker, Panama; bridge damaged by Iranian attack drone per CENTCOM)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/tanker-hit-in-hormuz-threat-level-raised"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-06-27","target":"Unknown Qatari vessel (Qatari citizen killed by shrapnel from 'military operations' after Iranian drone attack; Egyptian resident injured)","kind":"other","attacker":"unclear","fatalities":1,"location":"Persian Gulf (off Qatar)","sources":[{"name":"The Times of Israel","url":"https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/after-iran-drone-attack-qatar-says-citizen-killed-from-shrapnel-due-to-military-operations/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-07","target":"Al Rekayyat (LNG tanker, Marshall Islands flag, Qatari-owned/Nakilat; struck port side by IRGC missile, engine-room fire, evacuated/abandoned; first LNG carrier hit in the war, risk of explosion reported)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (coast of Oman)","sources":[{"name":"Wall Street Journal","url":"https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/irgc-fires-missiles-at-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-c3fbadd0"},{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/damaged-qatari-lng-tanker-awaits-salvage-after-strike-near-hormuz-2026-07-08/"},{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/7/tanker-on-fire-off-coast-of-oman-after-being-hit-by-projectile"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-07","target":"Wedyan (crude oil supertanker, Saudi Arabia; struck by projectile, damaged, oil spill)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-flagged-crude-oil-tanker-damaged-near-hormuz-after-lng-tanker-hit-sources-2026-07-07/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-07","target":"Cyprus Prosperity (oil tanker, Liberia; minor damage, continued voyage; list article groups it under 6 July)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Ship & Bunker","url":"https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/397062-ukmto-reports-tanker-hit-by-drone-continuing-voyage"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-07-08","target":"US bases in the Gulf States (Iranian strikes following US strikes on Iranian territory after the truce breakdown)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Persian Gulf (Gulf states)","sources":[{"name":"Ynet","url":"https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjyyiyoxze"},{"name":"Haaretz","url":"https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-07-15/ty-article-live/trump-threatens-to-attack-iranian-power-p"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-07-12","target":"GFS Galaxy (container ship, Cyprus; struck near stern ~22:40 UTC 11 Jul (= 12 Jul local), heavy engine-room damage, dead in the water, 11 Indian crew abandoned ship; 1 Indian crew member (Heramb Karmarkar) confirmed dead 14 July)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":1,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"The Times of Israel","url":"https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-military-says-it-is-striking-iran-after-irgc-blatantly-attacked-a-civilian-ship/"},{"name":"WorldCargoNews","url":"https://www.worldcargonews.com/news/2026/07/indian-seafarer-confirmed-dead-after-attack-on-container-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz/"}],"date_confidence":"medium"},{"date":"2026-07-14","target":"Stolt Magnesium (chemical tanker, Liberia, Norwegian-owned; struck at 00:40 NE of Qalhat, disabled, abandoned)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman (NE of Qalhat, Oman)","sources":[{"name":"The Eastern Herald","url":"https://easternherald.com/2026/07/15/stolt-magnesium-tanker-oman-attack/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-14","target":"Mombasa B (oil tanker, Liberia flag, UAE/ADNOC L&S-operated; hit by cruise missile in Omani territorial waters, disabled, abandoned; 1 Indian killed, 8 injured (6 Indian, 2 Ukrainian) across the two UAE tankers)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":1,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/indian-seafarer-killed-in-iran-tanker-strikes-says-uae"},{"name":"Al Arabiya","url":"https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/07/14/uae-says-iranian-missiles-struck-oil-tankers-in-strait-of-hormuz-one-sailor-killed"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-14","target":"Al Bahyah (oil tanker, Liberia flag, UAE/ADNOC L&S-operated; hit by cruise missile, disabled, abandoned; 3 crew missing - not counted as fatalities)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/indian-seafarer-killed-in-iran-tanker-strikes-says-uae"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-20","target":"Kavomaleas (oil products tanker, Malta, Greek-owned/Prokopiou; struck by two projectiles overnight 19-20 Jul, engine-room fire, abandoned, then CAPTURED by Iran and towed to Iranian waters near Larak Island)","kind":"seizure","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (Omani side)","sources":[{"name":"The Jerusalem Post","url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-903085"},{"name":"Forbes","url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/07/22/iran-apparently-seizes-greek-billionaires-shipping-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz-report-says/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-20","target":"Acheloos (oil tanker, Liberia, Greek-owned; damaged by projectile)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (Omani side)","sources":[{"name":"The Jerusalem Post","url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-903085"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-20","target":"Kaifan (oil tanker, Kuwait; poop deck struck, main engine disabled, 2 crew with minor injuries)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Gulf of Oman (off Oman)","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/report-kuwaiti-owned-tanker-hit-in-the-strait-of-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-22","target":"Encelia (oil tanker, Saudi Arabia; struck starboard side, fire, SW of Al Shuqaiq; Houthi-claimed enforcement of blockade of Saudi shipping)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Houthi","fatalities":0,"location":"Red Sea (SW of Al Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia)","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-houthi-forces-claim-strikes-on-two-saudi-tankers"},{"name":"The Times of Israel","url":"https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/uk-maritime-agency-receives-report-of-tanker-being-struck-in-red-sea-near-saudi-coastal-city/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-22","target":"Layla (oil tanker, Saudi Arabia; Houthi-claimed attack, unverified)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Houthi","fatalities":0,"location":"Red Sea","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-houthi-forces-claim-strikes-on-two-saudi-tankers"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-24","target":"NCC Masa (tanker, Saudi Arabia; minor hull damage from unknown projectile, continued voyage)","kind":"other","attacker":"Houthi","fatalities":0,"location":"Red Sea","sources":[{"name":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-vessel-sustains-minor-hull-damage-after-red-sea-attack-state-news-agency-2026-07-24/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-28","target":"NCC Ghazal (tanker, Saudi Arabia; struck by anti-ship missiles per EOS Risk Group, forced back to port)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Houthi","fatalities":0,"location":"Red Sea","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/saudi-tanker-hit-by-houthi-missiles-in-the-red-sea"},{"name":"Yemen Online","url":"http://www.yemenonline.info/special-reports/13257"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-31","target":"Gaslog Shanghai (LNG tanker, Bermuda; struck in portside engine room ~23:30 UTC 11 nm NE of Oman, fire, blackout, lost propulsion while exiting the strait with Qatari LNG; towed to Khor Fakkan 4 Aug)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/tankers/lng-carrier-struck-in-hormuz-tanker-in-near-miss"},{"name":"gCaptain","url":"https://gcaptain.com/gaslog-lng-carrier-damaged-exiting-hormuz-as-ukmto-reports-two-new-attacks/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-07-31","target":"Unknown tanker (Liberia; projectile splashed nearby NE of Khasab; unharmed)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (NE of Khasab)","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/tankers/lng-carrier-struck-in-hormuz-tanker-in-near-miss"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-04","target":"Faize Noore Oliya (cargo vessel/MSV, India; attacked by USV/bomb-boat ~13 nm S of Hodeidah and SANK; all 14 crew (13 Indian) rescued; carried Saudi oil cargo; NRF blamed Houthis, no claim of responsibility)","kind":"sinking","attacker":"Houthi","fatalities":0,"location":"Red Sea (off Hodeidah, Yemen)","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/indian-cargo-vessel-sunk-by-projectile-off-hodeidah-14-rescued"},{"name":"Asia News Network","url":"https://asianews.network/indian-flagged-ship-carrying-oil-from-saudi-arabia-sinks-after-attack-in-red-sea-all-crew-members-rescued/"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-05","target":"NCC Wafa (oil tanker, Saudi Arabia; Houthi-claimed ballistic-missile attack off Yanbu)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Houthi","fatalities":0,"location":"Red Sea (off Yanbu, Saudi Arabia)","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/tankers/houthi-claim-strike-on-saudi-tanker-in-the-red-sea"},{"name":"Kurdistan24","url":"https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/930653/slug"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-05","target":"Daisy (tanker, Dominica; ballistic-missile near miss exploding 30-40 m away, minor shockwave damage per JMIC)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Houthi","fatalities":0,"location":"other (Gulf of Aden)","sources":[{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/attack-on-tanker-reported-in-the-gulf-of-aden"},{"name":"Iran International","url":"https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608068941"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-08","target":"Unknown ADNOC-owned tanker (struck by Iranian missile per UAE; damaged, no casualties; Oman condemned the attack)","kind":"missile","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/8/uae-says-iran-targeted-adnoc-tanker-in-hormuz-no-casualties-2"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-11","target":"Tihamah (small container/cargo ship, Tanzania flag, Egyptian-owned; three Houthi ballistic missiles then a double-tap strike on rescuers; 3 Pakistani and 1 Indonesian crew killed plus 2 Yemeni coastguard rescuers = 6 dead, 5 injured; 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minor damage from UAV during outbound transit Thursday evening; UAE blamed Iran)","kind":"drone","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz","sources":[{"name":"Seatrade Maritime News","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/tankers/uae-condemns-attack-on-two-adnoc-tankers-in-hormuz"},{"name":"The Maritime Executive","url":"https://maritime-executive.com/article/two-more-tankers-attacked-in-the-strait-of-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-14","target":"Unknown ADNOC vessel (bulk carrier per UKMTO; hull struck by unidentified projectile ~20:00 UTC near Kumzar, Oman; crew safe, damage assessment ongoing; third ADNOC vessel hit in 48 hours after Navig8 Messi/Tarif)","kind":"other","attacker":"Iran","fatalities":0,"location":"Hormuz (near Kumzar, Oman)","sources":[{"name":"Anews/AFP","url":"https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/08/15/uae-says-tanker-belonging-to-national-oil-company-targeted-in-strait-of-hormuz"},{"name":"RFE/RL via GlobalSecurity","url":"https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/08/iran-260815-rferl04.htm"},{"name":"CNN live blog","url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/15/world/live-news/iran-war-trump"}],"date_confidence":"high"}]}