IRGC Strikes Three Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
AI illustrationIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck three oil tankers near Khasab, Oman in the Strait of Hormuz on November 8.
The Navig8 Messi, a Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker, caught fire after one of the strikes roughly eight nautical miles from Khasab. All crew were evacuated safely. No injuries were reported.
The UK confirmed the attacks. The IRGC tied the strikes to tankers crossing what it described as restricted waters.
Attacks in the same stretch of water have now run across three weeks. Multiple tankers were hit by mines on November 5, and a limpet mine disabled a tanker near Khasab in late October. Oman evacuated 25 crew from the RITI tanker during a similar fire in the same corridor earlier this month.
The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly a fifth of global oil supply.
IRGC Strikes Three Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
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