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Mines in the Red Sea: Iranian spy ship hit

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The Iranian news agency Tasnim reports that the Iranian ship Saviz was hit by a naval mine in the Red Sea and suffered damage to the hull. Iran Saviz ship in the Red Sea.

According to this report, according to information obtained by the journalist Tasnim, this incident is said to have occurred due to the explosion of land mines in the hull of the ship.

IranSavis has been stationed in the Red Sea in recent years to support Iranian commandos sent to escort commercial ships. It is therefore a military support ship that also often carries out espionage activities. In short, a hybrid vehicle, as often happens with the Iranian army. To be precise, the ship is managed by the Revolutionary Guards (IRCG) who used it for activities, as we have written, of espionage, escorting Iranian ships in the Red Sea and in general for technical support. The ship is very similar to a freighter.

The ship is anchored off the coast of Yemen at the southern end of the Red Sea, near the point where the Bab el-Mandeb Strait forms a natural choke point. Broadcasts from the automated information system and analysis of commercial satellite images show that the ship has barely moved in the past three years. From its position, the ship can provide constant surveillance of maritime traffic. The narrow passage of water just south of its location pushes the tankers into a channel only a couple of miles wide. There have been numerous attacks on oil tankers in the area.

The ship was blown up by a particular type of marine mine, which rests on the bottom, called Mina Limpet:

Although there is currently no valid evidence, the major suspect is Iran's archenemy, namely Israel. In recent days, news had filtered that a suspected Israeli spy had been arrested in Iran. The two countries, in terms of services, are on the verge of wars.

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The article Mine in the Red Sea: Iranian spy ship hit comes from ScenariEconomici.it .

This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/142996-2/ on Wed, 07 Apr 2021 06:00:30 +0000.