
Between Saturday and Sunday, new attacks hit traffic
area of the Strait of Hormuz. The Corps of
Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) argues that two
supertankers, each with about two million barrels of
caught fire after hitting naval mines.
The accident to the first ship would have occurred between Friday and
Saturday and would have caused a violent fire on board, while
a fire would also have broken out on the second. The IRGC states that the
ships were travelling on "unauthorised" routes, with
and radar turned off and, according to the Iranian version, with the
support of the US military
The British agency UKMTO, on the other hand, reported oil tankers and a
hit by rockets and shells. In particular, in the
In the last 48 hours, two tankers were reportedly hit at about 70-80
nautical miles northeast of Jubail, Saudi Arabia. One,
flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, would have been joined by
a bullet. The crew would have been evacuated and the incident would not have been
would have caused no casualties. The other tanker would have
damage suffered at the stern, for an RPG anti-tank rocket fired from a
small boat. The UKMTO has highlighted that it is a
new type of attack in the area.
In addition, yesterday the UKMTO reported that a tugboat was hit by
two shells northeast of the Emirati port of Khor Fakkan,
while sailing southwards. The naval vehicle would have suffered damage,
continuing the route. One crew member would remain
slightly injured.