🔶 Collision of three oil tankers with mines in the Hormuz Strait; ship fire reported
The Navy and the Revolutionary Guards announced on Saturday, November 14 that three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz suffered an explosion or fire due to a collision with sea mines.
According to the French news agency, the Revolutionary Guards Navy announced that two oil tankers, which turned off their radar and positioning systems and were about to cross an "illegal route" south of the Strait of Hormuz, exploded and caught fire after hitting a mine. The Revolutionary Guards announced that one of these ships was a huge oil tanker.
In separate statements, the Navy of the Republic of Salami announced the fire of a third oil tanker in the eastern Strait of Hormuz and claimed that this ship entered a restricted area with its detection systems turned off and was forced to stop after hitting a mine.
So far no details have been published about the name, flag of the ship, the extent of the damage and the possible victims. Since the start of the war between Iran and the US on February 28 this year, the Republic of Salamis has made the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz conditional on obtaining a permit. In response to the restrictions imposed by Tehran, the United States has placed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and is providing military support to oil tankers in transit.