IRGC: The fourth offensive tanker catches fire in the Strait of Hormuz after defying Iranian warnings Tehran, IRNA -. The Revolutionary Guards Navy announced that the fourth oil tanker caught fire after trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on an unauthorized route. A fourth supertanker - ignoring IRGC navy warnings not to pass through the unauthorized southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz - struck a mine, resulting in a massive explosion; The vessel is now on fire, the IRGC navy said in a statement.

IRGC: The fourth offensive tanker catches fire in the Strait of Hormuz after defying Iranian warnings Tehran, IRNA -. The Revolutionary Guards Navy announced that the fourth oil tanker caught fire after trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on an unauthorized route. A fourth supertanker - ignoring IRGC navy warnings not to pass through the unauthorized southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz - struck a mine, resulting in a massive explosion; The vessel is now on fire, the IRGC navy said in a statement.

The statement added that the offending tanker, carrying over 2 million barrels of crude oil, attempted to exit through the unauthorized southern passage of the Strait of Hormuz, ignoring radio warnings issued by the Revolutionary Guards' navy.