Oil Tanker Exploded After Colliding with Mines in Hormuz, Iran's Fars Reports
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An oil tanker exploded and was set on fire after colliding with mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the Fars Agency reports on Monday, citing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC).
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that an oil tanker, described as a supertanker, struck a mine in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire.
The figures for an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormus contradict each other: Iran speaks of a sea mine, the US military of a renewed Iranian drone attack – and an intimidation attempt.
Supertanker explodes after hitting mines in restricted Hormuz route
The supertanker El Gaia exploded after striking naval mines while attempting to pass through a prohibited zone south of the Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reported, citing the IRGC Navy. “Attempts to contain the fire were unsuccessful, and the...
An oil tanker is said to have colliding with a mine.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRC) reported that the supertanker exploded on a mine and set fire to an attempt to cross the prohibited IRGC southern route in the Strait of Ormuz, handed over to Fars.
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