Distress call captures tanker crew coming under Iranian fire (opens in new tab)

A distress call captured Saturday details a crewmember on an Indian ship pleading with Iranian forces as his vessel comes under fire in the Strait of Hormuz. “Sepah Navy,” the crewmember said, referring to a special unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. “Motor Tanker Sanmar Herald. Sanmar Herald. Sepah Navy. You gave...