# Vessel hit by unknown projectile off UAE coast, UKMTO says

https://mins.news/en/item/93421

- Reuters, 2026-10-09 15:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/vessel-struck-by-unknown-projectile-off-uae-coast-amid-surge-attacks-ukmto-says-2026-10-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac905067858580001465d64

> A vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, sparking a fire that was later extinguished, the British navy-affiliated UKMTO said, citing multiple sources.

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