Iran Says 3 Tankers Caught Fire in Hormuz
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said three oil tankers caught fire Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz, without identifying the vessels or their nationalities.
- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that a tanker caught fire near Khasab, Oman, after its crew was evacuated.
- Emirati state media reported that 22 people were rescued from a burning vessel in the Gulf of Oman and were in stable condition.
- Agence France-Presse could not confirm whether the reports described the same incidents.
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Three oil tankers fire in the Strait of Ormuz, announcing the Guardians of the Revolution, who do not specify names or nationality.
Three tankers exploded early this morning and are now engulfed in a major fire in the Strait of Hormuz along a route not authorized by Iran, the public relations department of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard..
The incidents occurred as the tankers had disabled their navigation and identification systems, as well as due to the actions of the US military, according to the report. Iranian regulations for passage through the Strait of Hormuz had been repeatedly...
In the Strait of Ormuz, three oil tankers were blown up and set on fire, as reported by the Navy of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRC). The incident took place on an unauthorized route, transmitting the IRA News with reference to the State Radio Company of Iran. "From early morning to this morning, on an unauthorized route in the Strait of Ormuz, three oil-carriers were blown up and caught up in a severe fire," stated IRGC. The …
Mehr News Agency
The IRGC Navy announced: Since the early hours of this morning, three oil tankers have suffered explosions and severe fires while illegally navigating the Strait of Hormuz.
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