Navy Public Relations The Revolutionary Guards announced that a supertanker carrying crude oil was hit this evening (Sunday, 11/19/11) by a naval mine in the south of the Strait of Hormuz, and as a result of this incident, "the engine room of the ship suffered an explosion and fire."

Navy Public Relations The Revolutionary Guards announced that a supertanker carrying crude oil was hit this evening (Sunday, 11/19/11) by a naval mine in the south of the Strait of Hormuz, and as a result of this incident, "the engine room of the ship suffered an explosion and fire."

According to this announcement, this oil tanker "turned off its navigation systems and took an unauthorized course" while trying to exit the Strait of Hormuz.

In another part of this message, the Revolutionary Guards warned that ships in the Strait of Hormuz that turn off their navigation and identification systems will be identified as "hostile" vessels and will be "dealt with forcefully and decisively."

In this message there is no information about the identity of this tanker.

Iran says that the ships should pass through the Strait of Hormuz on a route determined by this country. According to reports, some ships and oil tankers are using an alternate route established in recent weeks to bypass the restrictions announced by Iran.

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