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Below you will find ARC’s weekly report dated 9 September 2026, covering the period of 3 to 9 September, where the following incidents were reported:
- 0 maritime security incidents in West Africa in the last 7 days
- 11 maritime security incidents in the Indian Ocean/Middle East in the last 7 days
- 2 Somalia-based piracy incidents reported in the last 7 days.
Full advisory at the following link.
https://britanniapandi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ARC-Weekly-Report-09.09.26.pdf
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Oman has evacuated 16 crew members from the Saudi-owned tanker Sidr following an Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Oman’s Maritime Security Centre.
The Sidr, operated by Saudi shipping company Bahri, was one of two supertankers carrying Saudi oil hit while transiting the Strait on 31 August. Saudi Arabia said on September 3 that two Filipino seafarers were killed in the attack. The tanker was carrying 25 crew members, with 16 now evacuated and seven still unaccounted for.
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A report of an incident approximately 24 nautical miles northwest of Port Rashid, UAE.
UPDATE: A seafarer was killed in an incident involving the now identified Gibraltar-flagged oil products tanker Hercules Star while the vessel was at anchor off Dubai, its charterer, Peninsula, confirmed. “It is with deep sadness and regret that we confirm one fatality,” Peninsula said in a statement, without providing further details on the circumstances surrounding the death.
Initial assessments from maritime security sources indicate that the tanker may have been struck by a drone.
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A Greek-owned tanker, New Andros, was attacked by a drone while sailing in Iraqi territorial waters, with the two Greek crew members on board reported to be safe and in good health.
As reported, the Panamanian-flagged New Andros, which is Greek-owned, was carrying around 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil when it was struck by the drone.
Iraqi rescue boats were deployed to the area and extinguished the resulting fire. All crew members are reported safe.
Watch the video at the following link.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2097652213799584233
The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf. Several commercial vessels in the Gulf came under fire overnight, with some reportedly sustaining damage and being taken out of service.