Tehran, Oct. 29 -- Three tankers exploded and caught fire after striking sea mines while attempting to cross an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by state media on Thursday.
The Guards said the vessels switched off their radar and navigation systems and ignored warnings from its navy. The ships were abandoned along the southern shores of the strait, the statement said.
Britain's maritime agency UKMTO earlier reported receiving information from the master of another vessel about a ship on fire in the Strait of Hormuz. The agency did not provide details on the cause of the fire or report any casualties.
The burning vessel was spotted about nine n...