Second Dynacom-Owned Tanker Reportedly Hit in Strait of Hormuz

Two tankers managed by Greek operator Dynacom were reportedly struck in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to naval and maritime security sources.

The Royal Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office confirmed an attack on a tanker north of the Musandam Peninsula, stating the vessel had been abandoned and left adrift. Maritime security firm Marisks separately reported that a second Dynacom vessel, the very large crude carrier Acheloos, was hit at roughly the same time.

The first vessel, identified by the operator and press as the product tanker Kavomaleas, was struck by an unidentified projectile in the early hours of Monday near Kumzar, off Oman. Conditions aboard deteriorated to the point that the crew abandoned the ship, and they were subsequently recovered safely by a tug, according to UKMTO.

Dynacom said the tanker was hit twice and suffered a fire in the engine room that the fixed firefighting system could not extinguish. By Monday evening the vessel was still ablaze and drifting within the strait, prompting UKMTO to advise passing traffic to exercise caution. No pollution had been detected at that stage, and an investigation into the circumstances was under way.

NASA's FIRMS infrared detection system registered two heat signatures in the strait on Monday, one broadly matching the reported location of the Kavomaleas and a second nearer the centre of the waterway. The system responds to various heat sources, including routine gas flaring, so the readings are not conclusive.

Both vessels are owned by Dynacom, an operator that has maintained transits through the strait since the conflict escalated, reflecting its reputation for aggressive commercial positioning.

The incidents underline the persistent risk to tanker traffic through one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints, through which a substantial share of crude and refined products bound for Asia flows. For Malaysian and wider Southeast Asian operators, charterers and importers, renewed attacks in the strait raise the prospect of higher war-risk insurance premiums, rerouting decisions and supply uncertainty. Owners deploying vessels along the route will be watching closely as security assessments are revised and voyage risk calculations tighten across the region.