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Marine tug struck by two projectiles off Khor Fakkan

A marine tug operating off the coast of Khor Fakkan was struck by two unidentified projectiles, resulting in minor damage and one injury, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. The vessel was reported to be continuing its journey following the incident. The origin of the projectiles and the party responsible have not been confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on casualties across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • middleeasteyeOne injured
  • tassman injured
3 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsoff Khor Fakkan in UAE
  • middleeasteyeoff UAE coast
  • tassKhor Fakkan in UAE
  • shafaqnear Khor Fakkan
WhereUnited Arab Emirates
24.993, 55.240 ±400 km
First reported7 days ago
Published2026-10-18 05:26 UTC
Sources4
How this travelled.
Reports4Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Marine tug struck by two projectiles off Khor Fakkan. 2026-10-18T05:26:03.265Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6318. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-18/one-injured-as-projectiles-hit-tugboat-off-uae-coast-ukmto-1836a605

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