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A tanker carrying Indian seafarers was hit or targeted by limpet mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to three Indian news outlets.

The reports, published on October 30, identify 27 Indian seafarers or Indians aboard the tanker. However, the India Today URL references 29 Indian seafarers being safe, leaving the crew count unresolved in the supplied material.

India Today and the Times of India described the incident as the first limpet-mine attack of its kind in the Strait of Hormuz. That characterization remains attributed to the reports because no independent official confirmation is supplied.

The supplied material does not establish the tanker’s name, the extent of any damage or casualties, who planted the mines, or whether any authority officially attributed responsibility. It also does not establish the precise date or time of the maritime incident.

SOURCES

  1. India TodayTanker with 27 Indians aboard hit by limpet mines in first such Hormuz attack
  2. Times of IndiaTanker with 27 Indian seafarers targeted in first-ever limpet mine attack in Hormuz
  3. The New Indian ExpressTanker carrying 27 Indians hit by limpet mines in Strait of Hormuz