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78SERIOUSDOOM SCORE
Oil tanker reportedly explodes after striking a sea mine in Strait of Hormuz
IranOman
PROCESSING CONFIDENCE90%Model confidence in the classification from supplied reports
COVERAGE11 reports9 publisher domains
FIRST DETECTEDSep 14, 2026, 8:16 PM UTCFirst time DoomRadar attached a report to this event
LAST MATERIAL CHANGENo later material changeRoutine duplicate coverage does not count as a material update
WHAT HAPPENED
The oil tanker El Gaia reportedly exploded after hitting a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz. Casualties, any spill and shipping-closure details remain unclear.
SO WHAT?
A mine incident in the Strait of Hormuz threatens a critical global energy route and could trigger wider military escalation or shipping disruption.
SCORE CONTEXT
Why 78 is a serious score
7861–80
A score of 78 sits in DoomRadar's 61–80 band, which represents serious escalation or large-scale disruption. The score estimates potential severity and wider impact; it is not a probability or a forecast of losses.
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How much reporting is behind this event
11REPORTS
9PUBLISHER DOMAINS
90%PROCESSING CONFIDENCE
Processing confidence reflects the model's confidence in its event classification from the supplied reports. It does not mean every claim in every linked report is independently verified.
LATEST REPORTING
Newest reports attached to this event
stuttgarter-nachrichten.deSep 14, 2026, 10:02 PM UTCIran-Krieg: Revolutionsgarden: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus explodiertonvista.deSep 14, 2026, 9:47 PM UTCRevolutionsgarden: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus explodiertt-online.deSep 14, 2026, 9:46 PM UTCStraße von Hormus: Öltanker "El Gaia" explodiert laut Revolutionsgardensueddeutsche.deSep 14, 2026, 9:16 PM UTCNews zu Nahost: Tanker laut Iran in Straße von Hormus durch Mine in Brand geraten – USA widersprechenaktiencheck.deSep 14, 2026, 8:47 PM UTCROUNDUP/Revolutionsgarden: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus explodiert ()
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Reports behind this event
stuttgarter-nachrichten.dede
Iran-Krieg: Revolutionsgarden: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus explodiert
Sep 14, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC
onvista.dede
Revolutionsgarden: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus explodiert
Sep 14, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC
t-online.dede
Straße von Hormus: Öltanker "El Gaia" explodiert laut Revolutionsgarden
Sep 14, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC
sueddeutsche.dede
News zu Nahost: Tanker laut Iran in Straße von Hormus durch Mine in Brand geraten – USA widersprechen
Sep 14, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC
aktiencheck.dede
ROUNDUP/Revolutionsgarden: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus explodiert ()
Sep 14, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC
moz.dede
Iran-Krieg: Revolutionsgarden: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus explodiert
Sep 14, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC
finanznachrichten.dede
Revolutionsgarden: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus explodiert
Sep 14, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC
welt.dede
Krieg in Nahost: Iran meldet Explosion von Öltanker in Straße von Hormus – US-Militär widerspricht
Sep 14, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC
sueddeutsche.dede
News zu Nahost: Öltanker in Straße von Hormus offenbar explodiert
Sep 14, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC
kurier.atde
Nach Minen-Kollision: Tanker in Straße von Hormus in Flammen
Sep 14, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC
t-online.dede
Straße von Hormus: Öltanker "El Gaia" explodiert wegen Seemine
Sep 14, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC