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Supertanker with 2 million barrels of oil sinks after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz

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A supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil has sunk after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday.The IRGC have claimed that two oil tankers had hit mines while attempting to cross an unauthorised route in the southern part of the strait, triggering explosions and fires. The supertanker carrying two million barrels of crude oil was one amongst the two tankers reported.

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