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Two Oil Tankers Catch Fire After Striking Naval Mines in Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz, Iran · 8 reports from 5 sources · updated 30 Oct, 12:12 UTC

Two oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines while attempting to transit unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian Navy reported that both vessels had disabled their navigation systems and were halted in southern waters.

Reported by several sources

  • Two oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines — ClashReport, Liveuamap
  • Tankers were attempting to pass through unauthorized routes — ClashReport, PressTV
  • The incident occurred in southern waters of the Strait of Hormuz — PressTV, SaberinFA

Single-source claims

  • Both vessels had switched off their navigation systems — ClashReport

Compiled automatically from the reports below, without outside information. Reports are unverified unless they cite an official source; open a report to see where it came from.

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Footage (2)

12:21 UTC · IRNA11:36 UTC · SaberinFA

Timeline — 8 reports

30 Oct, 12:21 UTC· IRNA· videoA super tanker exploded hours ago after hitting a naval mine on an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz30 Oct, 12:11 UTC· LiveuamapIranian state media report that the Iranian Navy has announced the destruction of a US unmanned vessel east of the Strait of Hormuz30 Oct, 11:54 UTC· ClashReportIran's navy said it destroyed an unmanned surface vessel east of the Strait of Hormuz early Friday30 Oct, 11:36 UTC· SaberinFA· videoFootage shows two oil tankers halted west and east of the Strait of Hormuz after an incident while transiting an unauthorized route30 Oct, 11:35 UTC· SaberinFATwo violating oil tankers reportedly suffered incidents and were halted in the southern waters of the Strait of Hormuz30 Oct, 10:45 UTC· PressTVIRGC Navy: Two oil tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz via an unauthorized route suffered incidents and were stopped in its southern waters30 Oct, 10:45 UTC· ClashReportIRGC Navy says two oil tankers attempting to pass through unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire and came to a halt27 Oct, 12:50 UTC· LiveuamapIranian Navy says an oil tanker caught fire after striking naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz
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