Financial Times: Attack with sticky mines in the Strait of Hormuz; A sign of a change in tactics The Financial Times reported on an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz using sticky mines; The method in which explosives are attached to the body of the float. According to this report, the people present in the speed boat attached two explosive charges to the hull of the "Louis 1" oil tanker, and due to their explosion, the engine room of the ship caught fire. The Financial Times evaluated this event as a sign of a possible change in Iran's tactics against maritime threats and wrote that it was the first use of sticky mines against shipping in the region since 2019. However, direct responsibility for this attack has not been definitively determined in published reports. According to naval sources, the ship's crew was safe and the tanker continued on its way after the fire was extinguished.

Financial Times: Attack with sticky mines in the Strait of Hormuz; A sign of a change in tactics The Financial Times reported on an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz using sticky mines; The method in which explosives are attached to the body of the float. According to this report, the people present in the speed boat attached two explosive charges to the hull of the "Louis 1" oil tanker, and due to their explosion, the engine room of the ship caught fire. The Financial Times evaluated this event as a sign of a possible change in Iran's tactics against maritime threats and wrote that it was the first use of sticky mines against shipping in the region since 2019. However, direct responsibility for this attack has not been definitively determined in published reports. According to naval sources, the ship's crew was safe and the tanker continued on its way after the fire was extinguished.