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IRGC Navy says two tankers ignored warnings halted in Hormuz
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that two non-compliant oil tankers were halted in the southern waters of the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to navigate an unauthorized transit route, IRGC Public Relations reported.
According to a statement issued by the IRGC Navy’s public relations department, the two vessels -one positioned in the eastern sector and the other in the western perimeter of the strategic waterway- encountered an incident while attempting to cross through prohibited channels.
The IRGC said both tankers had deliberately switched off their tracking, navigation, and positioning systems.
The force alleged that the ships were attempting to exit through unauthorized maritime paths under the direct backing and protection of the United States military.
The statement noted that Iranian naval authorities issued multiple radio warnings to the vessels.
Following what the IRGC described as a failure to heed those communications, both ships proceeded into an unsafe maritime zone, subsequently suffered accidents, and came to a stop off the southern coastline of the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC attributed the maritime accidents, fires, and subsequent stoppage of the vessels to the role played by the US military, as well as the deliberate violation and disregard of Iranian maritime regulations governing passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
