A vessel operated by ADNOC Logistics and Services was damaged in an attack inside the United Arab Emirates' territorial waters on Tuesday afternoon, the company has confirmed, in a fresh strike on Gulf shipping as a second tanker was hit near the Strait of Hormuz on the same day.

ADNOC Logistics and Services said one of its vessels sustained damage in an attack in the Persian Gulf on the afternoon of 10 November. In a statement carried by the UAE's state-run WAM news agency, the company said response operations were ongoing but gave no details about the vessel's identity, the extent of the damage or whether any crew members were injured. It said further updates would follow as information became available, and the public was asked to rely only on official sources and avoid passing on unverified reports.

The attack stands out because it happened inside UAE territorial waters, rather than in the strait itself, where most recent incidents have taken place. It follows the targeting of ADNOC-operated vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in recent months: two crude oil tankers operated by the company were struck by projectiles in July, killing one crew member and injuring others, according to The National.

Second tanker struck off Oman on the same day

Separately on Tuesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported that a tanker had been struck by an unidentified projectile about 19 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz. According to UKMTO Warning 201-26, the incident happened at 13:38 UTC on 10 November. The vessel's master reported that all crew members were safe and there was no environmental impact, with a damage assessment planned for first light. UKMTO did not identify the tanker or establish the origin of the projectile, and it was not immediately clear whether the ADNOC incident and the strike off Oman were connected or separate attacks, gCaptain reported.

The incidents follow a series of attacks along the Omani side of the strait in recent days. On 7 November a tanker caught fire about eight nautical miles northwest of Khasab, Oman, forcing its crew to evacuate, and a second tanker was struck by a projectile during an outbound transit the same day. Maritime security authorities continue to warn of an exceptionally dangerous operating environment in and around the strait.

Shipping through Hormuz remains far below normal

In its 8 November advisory, the Joint Maritime Information Center kept the threat level for the Strait of Hormuz at severe, warning that further deliberate attacks were highly likely. It reported five attacks off Oman's Musandam coast between 1 and 5 November, followed by further incidents on 7 November, and said 177 maritime security incidents had been recorded across the wider region since 1 March.

Commercial traffic through the waterway remains far below normal levels. According to the centre, independent tracking indicated daily transits in the single digits to low double digits, compared with a historical average of about 138 vessels a day in 2025. About 162 ships were anchored near Fujairah and Khor Fakkan as of 8 November, with more waiting near Sohar and Musandam, as operators weigh the risk of sending vessels through the strait.

What do we know about the ADNOC vessel? Only that one ADNOC Logistics and Services vessel sustained damage in an attack in UAE territorial waters on Tuesday afternoon. The company has not named the vessel, described its cargo, said whether anyone on board was hurt, or identified who carried out the attack.

Was anyone hurt in the second incident? No. The master of the tanker struck northeast of Lima, Oman, reported all crew safe and no environmental impact, according to UKMTO.