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Bahri says two Filipino sailors killed in attack on Saudi oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Bahri said two Filipino sailors died in an attack on its tanker SIDR in the Strait of Hormuz August 31.

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Bahri said two Filipino sailors were killed in the attack on its oil tanker SIDR in the Strait of Hormuz on 2026-08-31. [1] Bahri, Saudi Arabia's national shipping company, said on 2026-09-02 that its oil tanker SIDR was involved in a security incident while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on the evening of 2026-08-31. [2] Bahri confirmed the deaths of two Filipino sailors due to the incident and expressed condolences to their families. [3] Maritime security firms Marinks and Kpler reported that Sidr was hit by unidentified projectiles off the coast of the Musandam Peninsula, Oman, while carrying two million barrels of crude oil. [4] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that two tankers burned after hitting mines while passing through an 'illegal route' in the Strait of Hormuz, allegedly encouraged by the US military. [5] Bahri made the statement on X (formerly Twitter) on 2026-09-02, confirming the loss of its two Filipino seafarers as a result of the attack. [6]
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  1. Bahri said two Filipino sailors were killed in the attack on its oil tanker SIDR in the Strait of Hormuz on 2026-08-31. · middleeasteye.net
  2. Bahri, Saudi Arabia's national shipping company, said on 2026-09-02 that its oil tanker SIDR was involved in a security incident while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on the evening of 2026-08-31. · middleeasteye.net
  3. Bahri confirmed the deaths of two Filipino sailors due to the incident and expressed condolences to their families. · Media Indonesia
  4. Maritime security firms Marinks and Kpler reported that Sidr was hit by unidentified projectiles off the coast of the Musandam Peninsula, Oman, while carrying two million barrels of crude oil. · Media Indonesia
  5. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that two tankers burned after hitting mines while passing through an 'illegal route' in the Strait of Hormuz, allegedly encouraged by the US military. · Media Indonesia
  6. Bahri made the statement on X (formerly Twitter) on 2026-09-02, confirming the loss of its two Filipino seafarers as a result of the attack. · middleeasteye.net
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