Two super-tanker violators with disabled navigation systems ignored… (ормузский · танкер · пролив)
Two super-tanker violators with disabled navigation systems ignored repeated warnings from the Ormuz Strait security center and endangered shipping in the area; they were hit and disabled by the Bloomberg Agency yesterday, which reported that amid escalation of conflict in the Middle East, cargo ships began passing through the Ormuz Strait with transponders turned off, not transmitting signals about their location.
Consensus
- Two supertankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The tankers disabled their navigation systems before the attack.
- The IRGC claimed the tankers ignored multiple warnings from the Strait of Hormuz Security Center.
- The attack caused damage to the vessels and resulted in casualties.
Points of divergence
- One crew member died, eight were injured (four seriously), including six Indians and two Ukrainians. — vm
- No casualty figures were mentioned in the IRGC statement; only that the tankers were hit and disabled. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- KSP reports on attack on two tankers — Ведомости
- IRGC claims attack on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz — Вечерняя Москва
- IRGC attacked two tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz — Вести
- Iran confirms attack on two tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz — Москва 24