Iran Press/Iran News: The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif has confirmed that the impounded British oil tanker, Stena Impero, was moving the wrong way, trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz in waters normally used by ships and tankers exiting the strait.
He said on Saturday that there was a real danger the oil tanker might have collided with ships and tankers moving in the opposite direction, Iran Press reported.
On 19 July, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the British oil tanker 'Stena Impero' has been impounded near the Strait of Hormuz. 101/211/201
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