An oil tanker was involved in a severe incident in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in a shipboard fire.
Sea-news.az reports that the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) announced that a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile. UKMTO added that authorities are conducting an investigation and advised vessels to navigate with extreme caution.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, quoted by ISNA, claimed that the oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine while attempting to navigate through a restricted zone with its tracking systems disabled.
