Wafa: reported attack
A Saudi Arabia-flagged oil tanker. Incident date: August 6, 2026, Off Yanbu, Red Sea.
August 6, 2026: attack, Off Yanbu, Red Sea
Houthi forces struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafa off Yanbu with missiles, the eighth Saudi vessel hit since their July 22 Bab el-Mandeb blockade declaration.
- August 6, 2026
- Off Yanbu, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
- Hit · Missile
- Commercial vessel
- Saudi Arabia flag · oil tanker
- None reported
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