{
  "id": 7387257,
  "title": "IRGC says supertanker on fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/irgc-says-supertanker-on-fire-after-hitting-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T19:35:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-says-supertanker-fire-after-hitting-mines-strait-hormuz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A supertanker caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC navy identified the vessel as the Algaya or El Gaia, a ship flying under the Panamanian flag, according to different reports.\n\nEfforts to control the fire failed, leaving the entire ship engulfed in flames, the IRGC said. The incident occurred while the tanker was trying to cross a restricted zone south of the Strait of Hormuz.\n\nThe Indian Ministry of External Affairs reported that 13 of the 14 Indian crew aboard had been rescued, with search and rescue operations ongoing for the missing individual. The incident led to a rise in oil prices, with Brent crude futures rising $2.90 to $107.51 per barrel and WTI futures rising $2.27 to $102.32 per barrel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}