A supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil sank in the southern part of the Persian Gulf after hitting a naval mine, while the second ship that hit a mine while trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on the unauthorized route is on fire, according to the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian army).
"One of these vessels - a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil - sank in the southern waters of the Persian Gulf following a massive explosion and fire," it said.