Qatari LNG Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz, Testing US Talks

By Weilun Soon and Stephen Stapczynski

Jul 7, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A laden liquefied natural gas carrier was hit by a projectile near the Omani coast as it exited the Strait of Hormuz, heightening unease among shipowners and testing a US-Iran agreement intended to halt attacks in the waterway.

The Al Rekayyat was struck in the early hours of Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue. An alert from security consultancy EOS Risk Group confirmed the attack about 8 nautical miles (15 kilometers) east of Limah, Oman, and a