{"id":2840,"date":"2026-10-17T14:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T09:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2840"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T09:03:49","slug":"second-tanker-attacked-off-saudi-arabia-uk-maritime-agency-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2840","title":{"rendered":"Second tanker attacked off Saudi Arabia, UK maritime agency says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>A second tanker has been attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia, with a rocket-propelled grenade fired from a small boat damaging the vessel, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest incident occurred at 1922 GMT on Friday, about 78 nautical miles northeast of Al Jubayl, according to a UKMTO advisory.<\/p>\n<p>The tanker\u2019s master reported that the vessel was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade, damaging its aft port quarter. All crew members were accounted for and reported safe.<\/p>\n<p>The extent of the damage and any potential environmental impact were not immediately known.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are investigating the incident, and vessels operating in the area have been advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Saturday, UKMTO reported that another tanker had been struck by an unidentified projectile about 68 nautical miles northeast of Al Jubayl on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>All crew members aboard the first vessel were safely evacuated, and no environmental impact was reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A second tanker has been attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia, with a rocket-propelled grenade fired from a small boat damaging the vessel, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday. The latest incident occurred at 1922 GMT on Friday, about 78 nautical miles northeast of Al Jubayl, according to a UKMTO advisory. The tanker\u2019s master reported that the vessel was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade, damaging its aft port quarter. All crew members were accounted for and reported safe. The extent of the damage and any potential&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}