The ship carrying thousands of containers was passing through an ‘unauthorized’ route in the Strait of Hormuz, one of several that the IRGC has vowed to block in the coming days

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The ship carrying thousands of containers was passing through an ‘unauthorized’ route in the Strait of Hormuz, one of several that the IRGC has vowed to block in the coming days

The vessel caught the mine while passing through the “dangerous” route in violation of Iranian naval warnings and sank on Wednesday morning after being set on fire, according to the IRGC navy.

“The Iranian Navy has adopted a new deployment formation, positioning operational units east of the Strait of Hormuz and across the Arabian Sea and the Sea of Oman,” Iran’s navy said Wednesday, according to Tasnim News Agency.

It added that it “maintains comprehensive and continuous, real-time surveillance of enemy activities and vessel traffic in these areas.”

The navy urged “all vessels to comply with international regulations and strictly refrain from switching off their electronic equipment,” the statement went on to say, while calling on vessels to coordinate with Iranian authorities.

Tehran has in recent days escalated its strikes on ships violating its newly imposed regulations in the critical waterway.

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