Iran pushes 'sea mines' story after Hormuz tanker attack — but limpet mines are a familiar Iranian tactic

“Iran pushes 'sea mines' story after Hormuz tanker attack — but limpet mines are a familiar Iranian tactic”

A small boat attached two limpet mines to a tanker’s hull in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday (Oct. 29), causing an engine-room fire and temporarily disabling the vessel. Maritime noted said it was the first successful use of such explosives in the waterway since the US-Iran war began in February. UKMTO said the incident occurred 25 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Khasab. Three maritime security sources identified the Panama-flagged tanker as the Louise 1 . The crew was safe, there was no…