Iranian Revolutionary Guard: Detaining two ships that attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz
Declare Iranian Revolutionary Guard Wednesday its naval forces "I was detained" Two ships attempted to cross The Strait of Hormuz and took them to the country’s territorial waters.
The Guard added in a statement "This morning, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Force detected two offending ships in the Strait of Hormuz and stopped them".
The statement explained that "The Naval Forces of the Revolutionary Guard detained the two offending ships and took them to the Iranian coast"
Targeting a container ship
The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority (UKMTO) previously reported on Wednesday that a container ship came under fire from Iranian boats off the coast of Oman, resulting in damage but no casualties.
The authority said that "An Iranian Revolutionary Guard boat approached the ship without any warning via radio, before opening fire on it, causing significant damage to the command bridge.".
She added that "No fire or environmental impact was reported"confirming that the crew members of the ship were 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman "fine".
Company indicated "Vanguard Tech" The maritime security specialist noted that the ship that was exposed to fire was flying the Liberian flag "It was informed that it has permission to cross the Strait of Hormuz"However, the agency "Tasnim" Iranian News confirmed that the ship "I ignored the warnings of the Iranian Armed Forces".
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