Tanker carrying 27 Indians struck by limpet mines in Strait of Hormuz; minister says all seafarers safe
The incident took place on Thursday, 25 nautical miles (46 km) northeast of Oman's Khasab, British navy agency United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said.
A Panama-flagged tanker, MT Louise 1, carrying 27 Indian seafarers was struck by limpet mines in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in a fire on the vessel. Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed that all Indian seafarers aboard the tanker were safe with no injuries. The incident occurred 25 nautical miles northeast of Oman's Khasab on Thursday.
It is unclear who carried out the attack. Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy reported that four oil tankers had caught fire and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz while using unauthorized routes, including one carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil hit by a naval mine. This marks the first successful use of limpet mines in the waterway since the US-Iran conflict began, following US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.
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