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SÉCURITÉSecurity incident - vessel adrift in Gulf of Oman
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HYDROPAC reports M/V PETRO DOLPHIN suffered a security incident and was adrift at the given position in the Gulf of Oman on 12 Oct. Vessels are advised to keep clear and exercise extreme caution. No further details or contact instructions are provided.
Keep clear of the position and exercise extreme caution.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
The Gulf of Oman is a major commercial shipping route connecting the Arabian Sea and the Strait of Hormuz. Security incidents in the area have in past involved attacks, boarding or other hostile actions that can leave vessels disabled or adrift. Such incidents can present hazards to navigation and may attract naval or coastguard response. Mariners should maintain heightened vigilance in the area and follow guidance from local authorities and their company security officers.
- Type
- Drifting object · severity high
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Gulf of Oman
- Hazards
- vessel adrift, security incident
- Reported
- 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC (21 days ago)The object keeps drifting: the map shows an indicative drift circle that grows with time.
Vessels involved
- M/V PETRO DOLPHIN · vessel adrift (security incident)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCRCC Bandar AbbasIran (Islamic Republic of)159 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Jask Radio (Oman Sea)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225308VHF 30range 30 NM70 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Abomusa Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225310VHF 30range 30 NM156 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Qeshm Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004224304VHF 30range 30 NM159 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Bahonar RadioIran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004224301VHF 30range 30 NM171 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Abbas Radio (Persian Gulf)RCC Bandar AbbasIran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225300VHF 30, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM173 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 16 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordskeep clear ofsecurity incident