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Crude oil tanker struck transiting the Strait of Hormuz overnight into 9 July 2026, per Reuters.

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Common Questions
Was the tanker Wedyan hit in the Strait of Hormuz?
Yes. Reuters reported Wedyan struck while transiting Hormuz outbound overnight into 9 July 2026, one of three vessels hit alongside the LNG carrier Al Rekayyat and the tanker Cyprus Prosperity.Source: Reuters
Why did tankers stop using the Strait of Hormuz in July 2026?
War-risk insurance cover rose to two to six per cent of hull value and daily transits fell to about two after a string of attacks on shipping, prompting shipowners to abandon the route.Source: Lowdown
What is Wedyan?
A crude oil tanker struck in the Strait of Hormuz in early July 2026 during the collapse of Hormuz shipping traffic.Source: Lowdown

Background

Wedyan is a crude oil tanker struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz outbound overnight into 9 July 2026, per Reuters, one of three vessels hit in the same attack alongside the LNG carrier Al Rekayyat and the tanker Cyprus Prosperity. The strike came as Hormuz traffic collapsed: Iran and Oman announced a Muscat-brokered arrangement to jointly manage the strait on 10 July, by which point daily transits had fallen to about two and war-risk insurance cover had risen to between two and six per cent of hull value.

Flag, owner, cargo and tonnage are not verified by any source Lowdown has seen and are omitted here rather than assumed.