Violating Tanker Identified East of Strait of Hormuz; Army: Tracking System Was Off, Tanker Caught Fire / Video

Iran's Navy announced the identification of a violating tanker that caught fire after switching off its tracking systems and attempting to illegally pass through a restricted zone in the Gulf of Oman and east of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced the identification of an offending oil tanker that caught fire after turning off the tracking systems and attempting to illegally cross the restricted area in the Oman Sea and east of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Public Relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy released a video and announced that the surveillance and monitoring teams of this force detected an oil tanker caught on fire during a smart patrol and observation in the area east of the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the official announcement of the army, this oil tanker deliberately tried to secretly pass through the forbidden zone in the Oman Sea by turning off its positioning and tracking systems, and it caught fire while passing.

At the end of this announcement, the Army Navy stated that the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman are under the complete control, monitoring and supervision of the Navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, and any violation of maritime laws will be dealt with decisively.