IRGC: Super Tanker Caught Fire After Hitting Sea Mine South of Hormuz
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil exploded and caught fire after striking a sea mine South of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to Sepah News, the IRGC Navy's Public Relations Office said the tanker had switched off all its radar and navigation systems and was attempting to exit through an unauthorized Southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, disregarding warnings issued by the IRGC Navy, when it struck the sea mine and exploded.The IRGC Navy warned that the owners and crews of vessels operating in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman would be held responsible for using unauthorized routes, stressing that any movement disregarding the security of the Strait of Hormuz would be dealt with decisively.Earlier the IRGC announced that two oil tankers violating regulations were set ablaze and stopped in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night.The IRGC also said the two tankers were set ablaze and stopped after hitting mines laid by the force's naval units in an unauthorized passage South of the Strait of Hormuz.The IRGC Navy reiterated its warning that passage through the mined route was illegal and would result in violators' assets being set ablaze. It warned that if the United States continued such provocations, oil companies would have to pay a heavier price.
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