A damaged oil tanker caught fire east of the Strait of Hormuz.
Navy Public Relations:
🔹Previously, an oil tanker hit a mine east of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire.
🔹 This offending tanker, operating in the restricted area east of the Strait of Hormuz, turned off its navigation systems.
🔹 The result of any illegal navigation without coordination with the armed forces and contrary to regulations is hitting a mine and starting a fire.