Two tankers have struck marine mines in the southern portion of the Strait of Hormuz.
Sea-news.az reports that this was disclosed by Iran’s IRNA agency, citing the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
According to reports, the incident resulted in fires aboard the tankers and caused structural damage to their engine rooms.
Iranian officials stated that the tankers were carrying a combined total of 4.5 million barrels of crude oil.
