"This morning, a second supertanker, whose crew made an error, caught fire after striking a naval mine," the press office of the IRGC Navy stated.
According to the Iranian side, the supertanker was carrying over 2 million barrels of oil.
Furthermore, the vessel had its transponders switched off and was following a route that had not been coordinated with Tehran.
"A supertanker in violation of regulations, carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil and attempting to pass illegally through the Strait of Hormuz, struck a mine, triggering an explosion and a fierce fire," the Revolutionary Guards said.
Meanwhile, two missiles landed Friday within the perimeter of the airport in the Yemeni city of Aden, the interim capital of the Saudi-backed government, authorities said, with the Houthis claiming the attack.
La Armada del Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica de Irán difundió este sábado imágenes de un superpetrolero que quedó inmovilizado tras colisionar con una mina naval mientras cruzaba de forma ilegal el estrecho de Ormuz.
ReplyDeleteDe acuerdo con la organización militar, el navío transportaba más de 2 millones de barriles de crudo y había apagado sus sistemas de posicionamiento y radar para ocultar su ruta.
El impacto habría provocado una fuerte explosión en la sala de máquinas.