### [2026-08-1](/feed/2026/08/1/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Bermuda-flagged LNG tanker "Gaslog Shanghai", which was carrying LNG oil from Qatar, is reported to have been among the two vessels hit yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz. 




### Sources:

1. [Arab Times Kuwait](https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/qatari-lng-tanker-struck-by-projectile-in-strait-of-hormuz-bloomberg-reports/)
2. [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-01/tanker-carrying-qatari-lng-struck-while-transiting-hormuz)

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