Strait of Hormuz Fact

Oman Rescues Crew From Burning RITI Tanker

Oman says it evacuated 25 crew from the Panama-flagged crude tanker RITI in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran reported other tanker incidents.

BY THE COMMODITIES DESK · Graves ~ 1 MIN · RECORD E1-E8 · FACTS AS OF 08:51 UTC

Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said it evacuated 25 people from the burning crude tanker RITI in the Strait of Hormuz. [E1] [E2]

Oman said RITI was flying the Panamanian flag, while MarineTraffic identified it as a crude oil tanker. Oman’s statement said the vessel had been targeted and caught fire, and that the crew received medical care. [E3] [E7] [E8]

Iran said four tankers attempting to use routes it calls unauthorised were halted. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two of those vessels, in the eastern and western parts of the strait, had encountered incidents and stopped in waters south of it. [E4] [E5]

Hours later, the IRGC said two more tankers, each carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil, exploded and caught fire after hitting mines while using an unauthorised route. [E6]

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E1 aljazeera.com Oman has rescued 25 crew members from a burning crude oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as ships continue to be targeted in the besieged waterway. 2026-10-31T10:44:00Z

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Excerpt: "Oman has rescued 25 crew members from a burning crude oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as ships continue to be targeted in the besieged waterway."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/oman-rescues-25-from-burning-oil-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz
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E2 aljazeera.com The Omani Maritime Security Centre said in a statement on Friday that it had evacuated the people on board the RITI merchant ship. 2026-10-31T10:44:00Z

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Excerpt: "The Omani Maritime Security Centre said in a statement on Friday that it had evacuated the people on board the RITI merchant ship."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/oman-rescues-25-from-burning-oil-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz
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E3 aljazeera.com Oman said the vessel was flying the Panamanian flag, and the tracking website MarineTraffic identified it as a crude oil tanker. 2026-10-31T10:44:00Z

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Excerpt: "Oman said the vessel was flying the Panamanian flag, and the tracking website MarineTraffic identified it as a crude oil tanker."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/oman-rescues-25-from-burning-oil-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz
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E4 aljazeera.com The incident came as Iran said four tankers attempting to use “unauthorised routes” to cross the Strait of Hormuz were halted. 2026-10-31T10:44:00Z

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Excerpt: "The incident came as Iran said four tankers attempting to use “unauthorised routes” to cross the Strait of Hormuz were halted."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/oman-rescues-25-from-burning-oil-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz
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E5 aljazeera.com “Two offending oil tankers, one in the eastern part and the other in the western part of the Strait of Hormuz, which were attempting to pass through the unauthorised route, encountered incidents and were brought to a halt in the waters south of the strait,” the IRGC said in a statement on Friday. 2026-10-31T10:44:00Z

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Excerpt: "“Two offending oil tankers, one in the eastern part and the other in the western part of the Strait of Hormuz, which were attempting to pass through the unauthorised route, encountered incidents and were brought to a halt in the waters south of the strait,” the IRGC said in a statement on Friday."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/oman-rescues-25-from-burning-oil-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz
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E6 aljazeera.com Hours later, the IRGC said two more tankers – each carrying more than two million barrels of oil – “exploded and caught fire” as a result of hitting mines while attempting to pass through an “unauthorised route”. 2026-10-31T10:44:00Z

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Excerpt: "Hours later, the IRGC said two more tankers – each carrying more than two million barrels of oil – “exploded and caught fire” as a result of hitting mines while attempting to pass through an “unauthorised route”."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/oman-rescues-25-from-burning-oil-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz
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E7 straitstimes.com Muscat’s navy “carried out an evacuation operation for 25 crew members of the merchant ship RITI, flying the Panamanian flag, after it was targeted, which led to a fire breaking out on board”, Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said in a statement. 2026-10-31T10:44:00Z

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Excerpt: "Muscat’s navy “carried out an evacuation operation for 25 crew members of the merchant ship RITI, flying the Panamanian flag, after it was targeted, which led to a fire breaking out on board”, Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said in a statement."
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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/oman-rescues-25-from-burning-ship-iran-halts-tankers
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E8 straitstimes.com The crew members were provided with medical care, the Omani statement said, without giving details. 2026-10-31T10:44:00Z

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Excerpt: "The crew members were provided with medical care, the Omani statement said, without giving details."
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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/oman-rescues-25-from-burning-ship-iran-halts-tankers
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