Two oil tankers catch fire after reported mine strikes in Strait of Hormuz
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Two oil tankers carrying about two million barrels of crude each caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Saturday, amid a sharp increase in attacks on shipping around the waterway.
According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, the first tanker suffered an explosion and intense fire, while the second was engulfed in a large blaze and left immobilised. The vessels’ names and the origins of their cargo were not immediately reported. IRNA said both had disabled positioning and radar systems and entered a route Iran considers unauthorised. The IRGC also claimed one tanker was travelling with US military support.
US Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins said the strait remained open and that about 97 percent of vessels attempting to cross had done so without being struck, many with US protection. He described most Iranian attacks as unsuccessful.
The incidents followed several recent attacks in and near the strait. Maritime organisations and security firm Vanguard reported that six vessels were attacked last Sunday, the highest one-day total since the war began. Kpler data cited by Al Jazeera showed oil flows through the waterway falling from nearly 20.8 million barrels on October 8 to 2.9 million barrels on October 11. Brent crude subsequently traded near $110 a barrel.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the attribution of the claim about the vessels’ disabled systems and route from the IRGC to IRNA. - "The IRGC said both had disabled positioning and radar systems and entered a route Iran considers unauthorised.": The source attributes this claim to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, not directly to the IRGC.
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Two oil tankers catch fire after reported mine strikes in Strait of Hormuz
Two oil tankers carrying about two million barrels of crude each caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Saturday, amid a sharp increase in attacks on shipping around the waterway.
According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, the first tanker suffered an explosion and intense fire, while the second was engulfed in a large blaze and left immobilised. The vessels’ names and the origins of their cargo were not immediately reported. The IRGCIRNA said both had disabled positioning and radar systems and entered a route Iran considers unauthorised. ItThe IRGC also claimed one tanker was travelling with US military support.
US Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins said the strait remained open and that about 97 percent of vessels attempting to cross had done so without being struck, many with US protection. He described most Iranian attacks as unsuccessful.
The incidents followed several recent attacks in and near the strait. Maritime organisations and security firm Vanguard reported that six vessels were attacked last Sunday, the highest one-day total since the war began. Kpler data cited by Al Jazeera showed oil flows through the waterway falling from nearly 20.8 million barrels on October 8 to 2.9 million barrels on October 11. Brent crude subsequently traded near $110 a barrel.
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