A tense day in the Strait of Hormuz; Oil tankers caught fire and 25 sailors were rescued off the coast of Oman In the review of developments on Friday in the Strait of Hormuz up to this moment, the reports tell of a fire and a stoppage of several oil tankers and the rescue of the crew of one of them. The Omani Navy announced the rescue of 25 crew members of a burning oil tanker, and the Revolutionary Guards also announced that three oil tankers had an accident and caught fire while passing through roads that Iran considers "unauthorized". According to Agence France-Presse, Oman's Maritime Security Center announced that 25 crew members of the Panamanian-flagged RITI oil tanker were evacuated and receiving medical treatment after the ship was attacked and caught fire. The ship-tracking website Movah Mimit identified the ship as a crude oil tanker. The public relations of the Revolutionary Guards Navy previously announced that two oil tankers had an accident and stopped in the eastern and western part of the Strait of Hormuz, while trying to cross the route that Iran considers "unauthorized". The Revolutionary Guards claimed that these vessels turned off their navigation and positioning systems and ignored radio warnings. The Revolutionary Guards Navy then announced in another statement that the supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil exploded after hitting a naval mine and caught fire at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards identified this vessel as the third oil tanker that exploded and caught fire on Friday while crossing the "unauthorized" lane. It is not yet known if the oil tanker that was rescued off the coast of Oman is one of the three vessels that the Revolutionary Guards announced. Since the beginning of the war on the 9th of Isfand (February 28), Iran has imposed restrictions on the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz and demanded the coordination of vessels with its military forces. In response to Iran's restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, America blocked the country's ports.

A tense day in the Strait of Hormuz; Oil tankers caught fire and 25 sailors were rescued off the coast of Oman In the review of developments on Friday in the Strait of Hormuz up to this moment, the reports tell of a fire and a stoppage of several oil tankers and the rescue of the crew of one of them. The Omani Navy announced the rescue of 25 crew members of a burning oil tanker, and the Revolutionary Guards also announced that three oil tankers had an accident and caught fire while passing through roads that Iran considers "unauthorized". According to Agence France-Presse, Oman's Maritime Security Center announced that 25 crew members of the Panamanian-flagged RITI oil tanker were evacuated and receiving medical treatment after the ship was attacked and caught fire. The ship-tracking website Movah Mimit identified the ship as a crude oil tanker. The public relations of the Revolutionary Guards Navy previously announced that two oil tankers had an accident and stopped in the eastern and western part of the Strait of Hormuz, while trying to cross the route that Iran considers "unauthorized". The Revolutionary Guards claimed that these vessels turned off their navigation and positioning systems and ignored radio warnings. The Revolutionary Guards Navy then announced in another statement that the supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil exploded after hitting a naval mine and caught fire at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards identified this vessel as the third oil tanker that exploded and caught fire on Friday while crossing the "unauthorized" lane. It is not yet known if the oil tanker that was rescued off the coast of Oman is one of the three vessels that the Revolutionary Guards announced. Since the beginning of the war on the 9th of Isfand (February 28), Iran has imposed restrictions on the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz and demanded the coordination of vessels with its military forces. In response to Iran's restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, America blocked the country's ports.