Another offending oil tanker caught fire in the east of the Strait of Hormuz Another offending oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine and stopped moving. According to the Navy's public relations report, this morning an offending oil tanker that was traveling in the unsafe area east of the Strait of Hormuz caught fire due to hitting a naval mine and was stopped. This tanker, like other tankers that collided with sea mines and caught fire in recent days, turned off its detection and navigation systems. The Navy's public relations emphasized by stating that a war with Iran has nothing but defeat; We inform the ship owners for the umpteenth time that the Strait of Hormuz is unsafe and closed to offending vessels intending to travel without coordination.