Iran said the Department of the Japanese oil tanker explosion may be caused by the earthquake
TEHRAN, July 28 (Xinhua He Guanghai Du Yuan-Jiang) Organization of Iran's maritime and port 28, denied that the Japanese tanker in the Strait of Hormuz terrorist attack, said the Japanese oil tanker explosion caused the earthquake is likely to line.
semi-official Iranian news agency Majcher day port Maritime Organization of Iran, quoted managing director Ataoellah Sadr as saying: "According to our Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre from Iran received the news related to sea occurred earthquake, the earthquake caused the accident is likely to line. Given the existence of fuel tanker steam and gas, do not rule out the possibility of oil tanker explosion occurred. "Sadr said that the Japanese oil tanker on fire has been controlled, the relevant departments will be Iran A detailed report about the accident after the release details.
the same day, Iran's southern province of WT Hormuz 阿里阿克巴 Garza Law refuted some media reports earlier in the incident area is located in the Strait of Hormuz reports Oman said the accident took place at sea.
Japanese Ministry of Land, 28, released a notice, Japan MOL M · STAR No. companies by large oil tankers at 0:30 on the 28th local time around when passing through the Strait of Hormuz explosion, the incident area are Oman's territorial waters. Explosion in which a crew member was injured, damage to the hull rear, but did not cause oil spills. With the crew, said the tanker was attacked suspected. After the explosion, M · STAR turn number port heading for Fujairah United Arab Emirates.
Japanese tanker M · STAR 27, Das Island in Hong Kong starting from the United Arab Emirates ready to proceed to the eastern part of Chiba, Japan, Hong Kong. 27 tons of crude oil on board.
Strait of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf in southern Iran and the Gulf of Oman shipping hub, the world's nearly 40% of the number of significant oil and natural gas exports to all over the world therefore, on the global oil supply has strategic impact.
