# IRGC says supertanker carrying over 2 million barrels of oil hit a mine in Strait of Hormuz

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- TASS, 2026-10-30 15:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2211041

> Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval force said a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil struck a mine and caught fire while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel was abandoned at the strait’s entrance; the IRGC had earlier reported two similar incidents farther south.

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