When a merchant ship is reported attacked in the waters that carry the oil trade, PANOPT records the report and checks what NASA's satellites recorded at sea around the position it was reported at. Most attacks on ships leave no fire a satellite records, so the ledger says what was measured, never whether an attack happened. A projectile can hole a hull without a lasting fire, and cloud or the hours between satellite passes can hide one.
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Attacks
Acers (oil/chemical tanker, Antigua and Barbuda-flagged, IMO 9301902)Persian Gulf · 7 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC
B OfficialUKMTO: several projectiles struck the tanker north of Qatar; UKMTO reported casualties, and security sources said the crew's injuries were minor. The security firm Vanguard Tech named the ship. · UKMTO, 7 Oct 2026
Reported position: 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar (UKMTO) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 20 km of the reported position in the two days after.
CUL Klang (container ship, Singapore-flagged, IMO 9958535)Red Sea · 7 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC
C ReportedThe Maritime Executive: a small craft approached the northbound container ship and shots were fired from it; the crew were unharmed and the ship carried on north. Whether it was hit was not reported. · The Maritime Executive, 7 Oct 2026
Reported position: southern Red Sea, near Yemen's Mokha coast (press reports) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 35 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Aframax Rio (crude tanker, Liberia-flagged, IMO 9273844)Black Sea · 6 Oct 2026, about 15:00 UTC
C ReportedKommersant: uncrewed boats struck the laden crude tanker, Russia's transport ministry said, and it burned, with oil alight on the water astern; all 23 crew were rescued unhurt and the fire was out the next morning. · Kommersant, 7 Oct 2026Claimed by Ukraine's president, implicitly
Reported position: off Sochi (Russian officials; reports put it 11 to 30 km out) · map
Heat at sea recorded 3 fire detections totalling 19.7 MW at sea, 21.3 km from the reported position, first at 6 Oct 2026, 22:03 UTC (7 h after the reported time).
Able (cargo ship, Palau-flagged, IMO 9001136)Black Sea · 6 Oct 2026, 00:23 UTC
B OfficialBulgaria's government: drones struck the wheat-laden cargo ship in the same night attack; it caught fire and its engine room flooded, and all 18 crew were picked up by a ferry, two seriously hurt. It was left adrift. · Bulgaria's government, 6 Oct 2026
Reported position: about 70 nautical miles east of Byala, in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone (Bulgaria's government) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 30 km of the reported position in the two days after.
On Peace (tanker, Panama-flagged, IMO 9893204)Strait of Hormuz · 6 Oct 2026
B OfficialOman's Ministry of Defence: a projectile struck the tanker and set it on fire; 12 of its 19 crew were injured, and Oman's air force flew 10 of them to hospital in Khasab. · Oman's Ministry of Defence, 6 Oct 2026
Reported position: 9 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Musandam, Oman (Oman's Ministry of Defence) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 20 km of the reported position in the two days after.
D ClaimedOdesa's regional governor, via Forbes Ukraine: a Russian drone hit the ship, Ukrainian officials said, starting a fire in its superstructure; a steward was killed and seven people were injured. The ship was not named. · Odesa's regional governor, via Forbes Ukraine, 6 Oct 2026
Not measured no position was reported.
Alfa Watan (cargo ship, Togo-flagged, IMO 7510884)Black Sea · 5 Oct 2026, 23:54 UTC
B OfficialBulgaria's government: drones struck the cargo ship at night; it exploded and sank within about three minutes, and its 10 crew are missing. Bulgaria named no attacker; Ukraine blamed Russia, which denied it. · Bulgaria's government, 6 Oct 2026
Reported position: about 70 nautical miles east of Byala, in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone (Bulgaria's government) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 30 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Royad Mammadov (cargo ship, Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged, IMO 9356969)Black Sea · 5 Oct 2026, about 06:20 UTC
B OfficialRomania's interior ministry: drones hit the ship, carrying corn from Izmail to Ravenna, in the morning; it caught fire, flooded and later sank. The captain was killed, one more crew member died or is missing, and 11 were rescued. Ukraine's president said two Russian drones hit it; Russia has not commented. · Romania's interior ministry, 5 Oct 2026
Reported position: about 30 nautical miles south of Sfântu Gheorghe, in Romania's exclusive economic zone (Romania's interior ministry) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 25 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Maran Gas Mystras (LNG carrier, Greece-flagged, IMO 9658238)Strait of Hormuz · 5 Oct 2026
B OfficialGreece's shipping ministry, via ANA-MPA: a projectile struck the gas carrier near the waterline as it left the strait and smoke was seen; the 30 crew were unhurt and it went on under its own power to Fujairah. UKMTO's probable matching warning reports an engine-room fire the crew were fighting. · Greece's shipping ministry, via ANA-MPA, 6 Oct 2026
Reported position: leaving the strait (Greek reports); UKMTO's map position for its probable warning, 156-26 · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 30 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Cameroon Prosperity (crude tanker, Liberia-flagged, IMO 9315159)Strait of Hormuz · 4 Oct 2026, 19:07 UTC
B OfficialUKMTO: unknown projectiles struck the supertanker; the security firm Vanguard Tech said two hit it, and a fire is unconfirmed. The IMO's list names the ship and records damage. · UKMTO, 5 Oct 2026
Not measured no position was reported.
Gas Vela (LPG carrier, Singapore-flagged, IMO 9969845)Strait of Hormuz · 4 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
B OfficialUKMTO: an unknown projectile struck the gas carrier as it entered the strait; damage and the crew's condition were not reported. The security firm Vanguard Tech named the ship. · UKMTO, 5 Oct 2026
Not measured no position was reported.
Chrystal Sky (product tanker, Marshall Islands-flagged, IMO 9334569)Bab el-Mandeb · 4 Oct 2026, 16:50 UTC
B OfficialUKMTO: the crew of the northbound tanker saw several explosions close to the ship, one about 100 metres off its starboard side; it was not hit, the crew were safe and it carried on. UKMTO filed it as suspicious activity; the security firm Vanguard Tech named the ship. · UKMTO, 4 Oct 2026
Reported position: 60 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen (UKMTO) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 25 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Lipsi (product tanker, Liberia-flagged, IMO 1025033)Strait of Hormuz · 4 Oct 2026
B OfficialUKMTO: an unknown projectile struck the six-week-old tanker's port quarter as it left the strait, damaging the engine room and leaving it adrift; the crew were safe. JMIC dates it 3 Oct; the IMO's list names the ship. · UKMTO, 4 Oct 2026
Reported position: adrift 3.9 nautical miles northeast of Jazirat Um al Fayarin after the strike (NAVAREA IX) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 35 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Ghana Prosperity (crude tanker, Liberia-flagged, IMO 9732541)Strait of Hormuz · 3 Oct 2026
B OfficialUKMTO: an unknown projectile struck the supertanker above the waterline; UKMTO's warning came two days later, with no time or position. The IMO's list names the ship. · UKMTO, 5 Oct 2026
Not measured no position was reported.
Liberia-flagged cargo shipBlack Sea · 3 Oct 2026
D ClaimedUkraine's Sea Ports Authority, via Interfax-Ukraine: a Russian strike hit the cargo ship in port, killing a crew member and injuring three; the ship and the port were not named. · Ukraine's Sea Ports Authority, via Interfax-Ukraine, 3 Oct 2026Claimed by Russia's defence ministry, probably: it claimed a drone strike on a cargo ship in Odesa port that day
Not measured the ship was hit in port, and heat on the shore is left out.
Promise (crude tanker, Liberia-flagged, IMO 1038896)Strait of Hormuz · 2 Oct 2026, 21:42 UTC
B OfficialUKMTO: an unknown projectile struck the tanker's port quarter as it left the strait; smoke came from the engine room and it lost power, then went on to Fujairah with a tug; the crew were safe. The IMO's list names the ship. · UKMTO, 2 Oct 2026Claimed by Iran's IRGC, implicitly: Fars said two tankers were hit in the strait that day
Reported position: 4 nautical miles east of Oman (UKMTO) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 25 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Panama-flagged tankerStrait of Hormuz · 2 Oct 2026, 11:22 UTC
B OfficialUKMTO: a projectile struck the tanker; its master reported a drone falling down the funnel into the engine room, a small fire that was put out and a short loss of power. The ship kept going; UKMTO and JMIC differ on whether it was entering or leaving the strait, and no source independently names it. · UKMTO, 2 Oct 2026Claimed by Iran's IRGC, implicitly: Fars said two tankers were hit in the strait that day
Reported position: 5.3 nautical miles north-northwest of Kumzar, Oman (Ambrey) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 20 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Kazimah III (crude tanker, Kuwait-flagged, IMO 9329693)Strait of Hormuz · 1 Oct 2026, 17:50 UTC
B OfficialUKMTO: an unknown projectile struck the supertanker as it left the strait and set it on fire; the crew were evacuated and tugs fought the fire. Oman's maritime security centre confirmed the attack; the IMO's list names the ship. · UKMTO, 1 Oct 2026Claimed by Iran's IRGC, implicitly: Fars listed the ship among tankers it said the IRGC had targeted
Reported position: about 8 km off Oman (Fars); UKMTO's map position · map
Heat at sea recorded 1 fire detection totalling 1.0 MW at sea, 1.6 km from the reported position, first at 1 Oct 2026, 22:03 UTC (4 h after the reported time).
B OfficialUKMTO: an unknown projectile struck the supertanker's port side as it left the strait; the crew were safe. One of three tankers struck that day; the IMO's list names the ship. · UKMTO, 30 Sep 2026Claimed by Iran's IRGC, implicitly: Fars listed the ship among tankers it said the IRGC had targeted
Reported position: in the strait, leaving it (UKMTO's approximate position) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 30 km of the reported position in the two days after.
B OfficialUKMTO: an unknown projectile struck the tanker as it entered the strait; it went back to its last port for a damage check, and the crew were safe. The IMO's list names the ship. · UKMTO, 30 Sep 2026Claimed by Iran's IRGC, implicitly: Fars listed the ship among tankers it said the IRGC had targeted
Reported position: in the strait, entering it (UKMTO's approximate position) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 30 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Al Ruwais (product tanker, Liberia-flagged, IMO 9828405)Strait of Hormuz · 29 Sep 2026
B OfficialUKMTO: an unknown projectile struck the product tanker as it entered the strait. The IMO's list names the ship and records damage. · UKMTO, 30 Sep 2026Claimed by Iran's IRGC, implicitly: Fars listed the ship among tankers it said the IRGC had targeted
Reported position: in the strait, entering it (UKMTO's approximate position) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 30 km of the reported position in the two days after.
Al Funtas (crude tanker, IMO 9653408)Strait of Hormuz · 28 Sep 2026
B OfficialUKMTO: a suspected projectile struck the Kuwaiti-owned supertanker as it left the strait in the evening, starting a small fire that was put out; the crew were safe. UKMTO filed it as suspicious activity; the IMO's list of confirmed incidents names the ship. · UKMTO, 29 Sep 2026Claimed by Iran's IRGC, implicitly: Fars listed the ship among tankers it said the IRGC had targeted
Reported position: southern side of the strait, leaving it (UKMTO's approximate position) · map
No heat recorded No fire detections at sea within 30 km of the reported position in the two days after.
How to read it
For each attack PANOPT looks at NASA's fire detections at sea within 15 km of the position it was reported at (up to 40 km when the report is vaguer), from 6 hours before the reported time to 48 hours after it.
Heat within 3 km of a coast is the shore's own, and heat at a spot lit on 3 or more of the 14 days before is a platform or a flare: both are left out. So is heat within 2 km of a production platform OpenStreetMap maps, which flares when it flares, unless the day's heat there is a huge fire.
No heat recorded never means nothing happened. Most attacks on ships leave no fire a satellite records; cloud and the hours between passes can hide one that burned. Not measured yet means the days after the report have not all been read. Not measured means no position was reported, the ship was hit in port, or NASA's VIIRS files hold no satellite pass for some of the hours after the report; those hours are named.
The grade is about who made the report: Official for a neutral maritime or public body such as UKMTO, JMIC or MARAD; Reported for news organisations and industry sources; Claimed for a side in the war.
