UKMTO Warning 148-26 reports a tanker struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on October 2, with a third-party report received by the agency [3]. The Straits Times described the vessel as hit while leaving the Gulf, 'resulting in a small fire and blackout onboard'; the fire has since been extinguished, the vessel is under way, and no casualties or environmental impact were reported [1]. This follows UKMTO Warning 147-26 from October 1, which reported a tanker hit at 1750 UTC with a fire onboard; Vanguard Tech identified that vessel as Kuwait Oil Tanker Co's VLCC Kazimah III, a 317,250-dwt Kuwait-flagged crude tanker [2]. UKMTO did not attribute the October 2 attack [3]. The Joint Maritime Information Center maintained the regional threat level at SEVERE, with attacks persisting across multiple days [1]. Insurance-based closure remains operative and independent oil passage counts stay unconfirmed [1][3].