Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Hormuz Shipping Attacks Resurge After Oil Flows Resume
Oil ships had started traveling through the Strait of Hormuz again.
Then attacks on ships happened once more.
One ship, Al Funtas, was attacked on September 28.
It was operated by Kuwait Oil Tanker Company and had made several trips between Kuwait and ports in the Gulf of Oman.
Another ship, Kazimah III, was attacked on October 1.
It was heading into the Persian Gulf after making three shuttle trips.
Kpler provided information about the ships’ journeys and the dates of the attacks.
Oil shipments were again moving through the Strait of Hormuz before attacks on shipping resumed.
Al Funtas is a very large crude carrier operated by Kuwait Oil Tanker Company.
Kpler said Al Funtas was completing its fifth shuttle run when it was attacked on September 28.
The route for Al Funtas ran between Kuwait’s Port of Mina Al-Ahmadi and ports in the Gulf of Oman.
Kazimah III, another KOTC-operated carrier, was hit on October 1 while heading into the Persian Gulf after three shuttle runs.
- Who
- The ships Al Funtas and Kazimah III, operated by Kuwait Oil Tanker Company.
- What
- Both oil tankers were attacked during shuttle runs.
- When
- Al Funtas was attacked on September 28; Kazimah III was attacked on October 1. The year is not stated.
- Where
- Al Funtas was traveling between Kuwait’s Port of Mina Al-Ahmadi and ports in the Gulf of Oman; Kazimah III was heading into the Persian Gulf.
- Why
- The articles do not state why the ships were attacked.
- Al Funtas attack
- September 28
- Al Funtas operator
- Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
- Al Funtas voyage
- Its fifth shuttle run between Port of Mina Al-Ahmadi and ports in the Gulf of Oman
- Kazimah III attack
- October 1
- Kazimah III operator
- Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
- Kazimah III voyage
- Heading into the Persian Gulf after three shuttle runs
- Source cited
- Kpler