UKMTO's weekly Hormuz report for the week to Nov. 4-6, 2026: 325 transits, 11 ships attacked, three sunk, traffic about 65% below pre-conflict (update, Nov. 7-10)

Case

UKMTO's latest weekly overview, reported Nov. 7-10, 2026, counted 325 combined Strait of Hormuz transits (170 outbound, 155 inbound), up from 277 the prior week, and at least 11 attacks on ships, three of which sank. UKMTO put traffic about 65% below pre-conflict levels and cautions that most attacks go unreported. The report follows the Oct. 23 weekly (241 transits) already covered here.

UKMTO weekly overview (reported Nov. 7-10, 2026)
UKMTO counted 325 combined Strait of Hormuz transits in the week (170 outbound, 155 inbound), up from 277 the prior week. Middle East Eye reported AIS-observed transits rose to 71 from 64.
UKMTO recorded at least 11 attacks on commercial ships, eight in the Strait of Hormuz and three in the Arabian Gulf; three of the attacked vessels sank, according to Middle East Eye. Gulf News described the same count in and around the strait.
UKMTO said traffic was about 65% below pre-conflict levels, an improvement from roughly 70% below in its Oct. 23 overview.
Gulf News reported UKMTO has recorded 88 projectile strikes since early July and cautions that most attacks go unreported, and that many vessels turn transponders off, so traffic is likely undercounted.
Middle East Eye reported no attacks in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb during the week. The two outlets give different week-end dates (Nov. 4 and Nov. 6); the UKMTO PDF itself was not retrievable, so the exact reporting period is unconfirmed.

Perspectives

Official position — U.S. Central Command (Adm. Brad Cooper)
CENTCOM's position, stated Oct. 16, is that the U.S. and regional partners control the strait and it is open for business. In the coverage reviewed for this update, no new CENTCOM statement on the Nov. 7-10 figures was found.

Expert view — UKMTO
UKMTO describes traffic as well below normal but not stalled, notes that its attack counts include only verified incidents, and warns that most attacks go unreported and that vessels with transponders off mean transits are likely undercounted.

Note
UKMTO says it reports only verified incidents and cannot verify U.S.-stated figures; the primary PDF was not retrievable in this run, so figures come from press accounts of the report.

Sources
[1] Middle East Eye — UKMTO says 11 ships attacked in week to 4 Nov in Hormuz, Arabian Gulf (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ukmto-says-11-ships-attacked-week-4-nov-hormuz-arabian-gulf) · 2026-11-07
[2] Gulf News — Hormuz shipping 'below normal, but not stalled': UKMTO (https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/hormuz-shipping-below-normal-but-not-stalled-ukmto-1.500741839) · 2026-11-10
[3] UKMTO Voluntary Reporting Area Weekly Overview No. 12 (week ending Oct. 23, 2026) — prior comparison (https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/20261023-ukmto_vra_overview_u.pdf) · 2026-10-23

Connections

Related — UKMTO's Oct. 23 weekly: 241 Hormuz transits, AIS-observed 47, U.S.-stated about 4:1; 5 attacks (update, Oct. 24, 2026)
Next UKMTO weekly after the Oct. 23 overview.