ANOTHER! SuperTanker Hits Mine - Explodes

Date: October 17, 2026

Another SuperTanker carrying two millioon barrels of Crude Oil, hass reportedly struck a Naval Mine in or near the Strait of Hormuz.  The mine exploded and the ship is on fire.

According to Iran's IRGC Navy, the vessel was traveling with its Automated Identification System (AIS) shut off along with it's radar and lights off. The ship was allegedly moving under US Navy Escort when it struck a Naval Mine.

There are heavy bodies of flames visible from the ship, as shown in the image above.