Saudi Shipping Firm and UK Maritime Body Confirm Attack on VLCC Sedr in Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Arabia's national shipping company, Bahri, said on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (11 Shahrivar 1405), that its VLCC tanker Sedr was struck by unidentified projectiles and caught fire while transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, at 23:40 local time on Monday, August 31 (9 Shahrivar), killing two Filipino crew members. Per Ecoiran, citing Hamshahri Online, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) body also confirmed the incident, saying three projectiles struck the vessel. Sedr, with a capacity of about two million barrels of crude, is one of Bahri's very large crude carriers (VLCCs).