Houthi projectile attack on Yanbu refinery / SAMREF, Yanbu · 1 October 2026
Unknown Projectile Hits Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Port, Causing Fire & Halting Tanker Loading
- Date
- 1 October 2026 · 20 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
- Place
- Yanbu refinery / SAMREF, Yanbu
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Projectile
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by several sources
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Sources (4 reports in all)
- Fresh attacks hit Hormuz tanker and Saudi oil gateway
“Kuwait Oil Tanker Company has suffered its second VLCC strike in four days, while a separate projectile attack at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port briefly disrupted loading operations, piling fresh security pressure on two of…”
- Smoke reported over Riyadh after alleged Houthi strike on Aramco refinery
“Unverified footage circulating on social media appears to show fires inside Saudi Aramco's Riyadh refinery, with satellite fire-detection data showing unusual thermal activity at the site, amid unconfirmed reports of a…”
- Unknown Projectile Hits Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Port, Causing Fire & Halting Tanker Loading
“An unidentified projectile struck inside Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port on Oct. 1 and started a fire, according to maritime intelligence company Clearwater Dynamics. The incident briefly stopped loading operations involving…”
- Tanker attacks intensify as Saudi–Houthi fighting threatens Bab el-Mandeb
“Commercial shipping across the Middle East faces a worsening security situation, with repeated attacks on tankers in and around the Strait of Hormuz and renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement…”