Oman rescues 25 from burning oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Summary
Oman evacuated 25 crew members from the burning Panamanian-flagged merchant ship RITI in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said three oil tankers had been stopped while using routes it called unauthorized, but it is unclear whether RITI was among them; the U.S. military said the main international transit routes had been cleared of Iranian sea mines.Key Facts
- Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said it evacuated 25 people from the RITI on Friday.
- Oman said the RITI was flying the Panamanian flag, and MarineTraffic identified it as a crude oil tanker.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had stopped three oil tankers attempting to use unauthorized routes through the strait.
- The IRGC said two tankers had encountered incidents and were halted south of the strait.
- The IRGC said a third vessel, a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil, exploded and caught fire.
- The article did not establish whether the RITI was one of the three vessels Iran described.
- Iran’s navy said it struck and destroyed an unmanned enemy craft east of the Strait of Hormuz.
- U.S. Central Command chief Brad Cooper said the main internationally recognized transit routes had been cleared of Iranian sea mines; the U.S. military denies Iran’s mine claims.
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