Dozens of ships at anchor filmed from a low-flying plane, shared as oil tankers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz: real or AI?

What we found

The 54-second video shows dozens of ships at anchor in muddy water, filmed from the window of a low-flying plane. An X account posted it on 11 October 2026 claiming it showed oil tankers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. The footage is real, but it was filmed in Bangladesh. A watermark led Lead Stories to an Instagram user who posted the clip with no caption on 3 October 2026. Lead Stories matched the coastline and a bend in a river to the area around Shah Amanat Airport in Chittagong, less than five miles from Chittagong Port, where large groups of anchored ships are common. A Community Note on the post linked to older checks about a different Bangladesh video. When a clip is used as proof of a news story, check where it was filmed: real footage from one place is often reused for another.

Key facts

Original source

Posted on X by @Karmabash

First published

3 October 2026, on Instagram

Earlier appearances

Not recorded

The claim you saw

“All the oil stuck in Hormuz. Meanwhile Hegseth claims we won.” · not supported by the evidence

Signs of AI

None that decide it

The evidence, strongest first

What we couldn’t establish

The exact date of filming; the port and the poster had not replied to Lead Stories. If you know more, tell us.