The authorities of the city of Khorfakan in the United Arab Emirates closed the said beach to the public on Monday, November 9, after spotting oil spills along the coastline of this city. This city is located about 32 kilometers south of the Strait of Hormuz.
The statement by the municipality of Horfkan came hours after another oil tanker was hit by an attack missile in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that in the last 10 days it attacked 11 oil tankers and commercial ships that this body considered "criminals".