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IRGC Says Liquefied Gas Carrier Caught Fire After Hitting Mines in Strait of Hormuz
By Maya Wilson
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says a liquefied gas carrier caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Al Jazeera’s reporting Friday, November 13, of the Iranian force’s claim.
The incident has not been independently confirmed. The IRGC’s account is the source of the claim that the vessel struck naval mines and subsequently caught fire.
Al Jazeera described the vessel, citing the IRGC claim, as a liquefied gas carrier. No confirmed information was available about the extent of damage beyond the reported fire, and no casualties had been confirmed.
The report did not identify the vessel by name, flag or ownership. It also did not provide information about the crew, the timing of the reported incident or any response from other governments or naval forces.
The Strait of Hormuz is a major maritime chokepoint through which a large share of the world’s seaborne oil and liquefied natural gas passes.
The IRGC’s claim was carried by Al Jazeera on Friday, following similar claims about tankers and mines that circulated on November 12 on weaker sourcing. This is the first carriage of such a claim by a major international news outlet.
Al Jazeera’s reporting of the IRGC statement does not amount to independent confirmation of the incident. No independent verification of the reported mine strike or fire was available, and what happened to the vessel after the reported fire had not been established.
For now, the reported incident remains an IRGC claim carried by Al Jazeera, with no independent confirmation and no confirmed information on casualties or damage beyond the reported fire.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
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