EventMaritimeHigh severity

Super tanker set ablaze after hitting mine in Hormuz

20 OCT 2026 · 1843Z

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil exploded and caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz.

Source

Indexed Oct 20, 18:43 UTC · Mehr News · Tehran state media →

See the events methodology for how the timeline classifies and tier-scores sources.