Fires Break Out on Two Tankers and Tugboat in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that two oil tankers and a tugboat had separately caught fire after attempting to use unauthorized routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

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The IRGC said one tanker struck a sea mine while attempting to cross a passage south of the strait. A second, very large crude carrier caught fire after veering off course in the eastern section of the waterway.

A tugboat that approached the second tanker to help extinguish the fire also caught fire, according to the statement.

Source: Reuters