Tanker damaged after being hit in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says
- A tanker was damaged by an unidentified projectile while leaving the Strait of Hormuz, and all crew members were reported safe.
- Iranian military officials reported that a separate oil tanker caught fire after entering a prohibited area or using an unauthorized route, although the cause and responsibility were initially unclear.
- Nine crew members from MT Petro Dolphin were rescued after a reported drone attack, while two remained missing.
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Three oil tankers were damaged by Iranian mines during the day in the Strait of Hormuz about ten days before the US midterm elections. Struggles continue between Iran, which aims to damage the US Donald Trump administration by maintaining the high oil prices caused by the blockade of the strait, and the US, which wants to neutralize the blockade. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is 20
Accident occurred after a ship attempted to pass through an "unauthorized route" hitting a "shipmine south of the Strait of Ormuz, causing an explosion and a fire in the engine house".
The Iranian Revolution Guards announced on Monday that a fire broke out on an oil tanker after it hit a mine in the Strait of Ormuz, a strategic maritime route at the heart of the Washington-Tehran conflict, reports AFP.
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