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Austria Now News – Doha
An unknown object struck the Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker Al Majeda in the Gulf on Friday evening, according to the official Qatar News Agency QNA. Qatari company Nakilat, which owns the vessel, said the attack caused no injuries and that the tanker is in a safe condition and able to continue operating.
No one initially claimed responsibility for the attack, the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF reported.
Repeated attacks on ships since February
Since the start of the war with Iran in February, ships have repeatedly been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Gulf region. Iran had recently stepped up its attacks on ships, particularly along a southern route in the Strait of Hormuz.
US air cover for merchant ships
The US newspaper the Wall Street Journal reported that the US military has for months been protecting merchant ships on the southern route with almost continuous air cover.
Qatar is one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas, and its tankers pass through the waters of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz on their way to global markets.
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Sources
ORF, Katarischer LNG-Tanker im Persischen Golf angegriffen, 01.11.2026, https://orf.at/stories/3446758/
