The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced today that they had struck a Togolese-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, in a statement carried by the official Iranian news agency IRNA.
“The Togolese-flagged tanker Trend was struck and came to a halt after a fire broke out” on board, according to the statement, which refers to an attempt at “illegal passage” through the strait.
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Last night, Thursday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) maritime security intelligence service, which operates under the British Ministry of Defense, reported a “security incident in the Strait of Hormuz, 16 nautical miles (editor’s note: nearly 30 kilometers) northeast of Khasab, Oman,” adding that the crew is “safe” and no “environmental impact” was observed.
The UKMTO did not specify which vessel was involved; it is unclear whether the information referred to the same vessel that the Revolutionary Guards reported having struck.
