Iran's IRGC says two tankers and tugboat caught fire in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s elite force said the fires followed unauthorized passages, while UK Maritime Trade Operations reported a separate tanker strike by two projectiles.
- On Thursday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait after using unauthorized routes; one tanker struck a mine while a responding tugboat also ignited.
- The IRGC claimed on Wednesday that four oil tankers were destroyed by naval mines in prohibited areas south of the Strait that Iran has proscribed; vessels often disable transponders to evade detection while transiting the region.
- Separately, Maritime Trade Operations reported Thursday that a tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles 50 nautical miles north of Madinat, Qatar; crew status and environmental impact remain unconfirmed.
- Security near the Strait has deteriorated as vessel attacks intensified in recent weeks, leaving significant uncertainty regarding the safety of commercial shipping in the waterway.
- Middle East crude oil exports slipped to 17.1 million barrels per day in October from 18.9 million barrels per day in September, though tanker-trackers note data could be revised as more shipping details emerge.
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On Wednesday night, "a large oil tanker trying to cross an illegal route south of the Strait of Ormuz caught fire after hitting a mine and was immobilized," said the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, quoted by state media. In a separate incident, "another super-oiler was immobilized by a violent fire as he exited east of the Strait of Ormuz. A tugboat was also set on fire that had approached him to extinguish the fire," added the Guardians. Since th…
Iran's armed forces announced on Thursday that five oil tankers and a tow truck were set on fire in the strategic area of the Ormuz Straits, at the heart of the conflict between Iran and the United States. Many of the ships would have hit the sea mine, but the incidents were not independently confirmed.
On Thursday, the Iranian armed forces claimed that five oil tankers and one tug had "fired" in the strategic Strait of Ormuz, at the heart of the conflict between Tehran and Washington.
No fewer than five tankers and a tugboat are reported to be on fire in the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, partly after one of them hit a mine. The information comes from Iran's Revolutionary Guard and has not been officially confirmed by other sources. Some ships are said to have tried to pass the disputed strait via the southern shipping lane near the coast of Oman, which Iran does not want them to use. The tugboat is said to have trie…
Iran says 5 tankers catch fire after striking naval mines in Strait of Hormuz
Five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and army said in separate statements, according to local media on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption. It regularly attacks ships it accuses of transiting without its authorisation. The Unit…
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