Three tankers explode after hitting sea mines near Strait of Hormuz

Tehran, Oct 29 (UNI) Three tankers exploded and caught fire after striking sea mines while attempting to cross an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by state media on Thursday. The Guards said the vessels switched off their radar and navigation systems and ignored warnings from its navy. The ships were abandoned along the southern shores of the strait, the statement said. Britain's maritime agency UKMTO earlier reported receiving information from the master of another vessel about a ship on fire in the Strait of…