Milan, 5 Nov. (LaPresse) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to follow an “unauthorised route”. Meanwhile, Iranian electronic warfare units have intercepted and captured two US Lucas-type drones intact. This was reported by Al Jazeera. In a statement carried by the Iranian news agency Fars, the IRGC reported that, last night, a large oil tanker struck a mine and caught fire whilst passing through the southern channel of the strait. – Al Jazeera reports – A second supertanker caught fire as it was leaving the eastern sector of the strait, and a tugboat, which had intervened to extinguish the flames, was itself engulfed in fire. The IRGC added that its naval electronic warfare units had taken control of two US LUCAS drones, forcing them to land safely before seizing them intact.
Iran, Revolutionary Guards: “Two oil tankers and one tugboat on fire in the Strait of Hormuz”
Milan, 5 Nov. (LaPresse) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to follow an “unauthorised route”. Meanwhile, Iranian electronic warfare units have intercepted and captured two US Lucas-type drones intact. This was reported by Al Jazeera. In a statement carried by the Iranian news agency Fars, the IRGC reported that, last night, a large oil tanker struck a mine and caught fire whilst passing through the southern channel of the strait. – Al Jazeera reports – A second supertanker caught fire as it was leaving the eastern sector of the strait, and a tugboat, which had intervened to extinguish the flames, was itself engulfed in fire. The IRGC added that its naval electronic warfare units had taken control of two US LUCAS drones, forcing them to land safely before seizing them intact.