{"id":312038,"date":"2026-03-31T15:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=312038"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:11:29","slug":"pakistan-flagged-oil-tanker-destroyed-in-hormuz-unrelated-video-falsely-shared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-flagged-oil-tanker-destroyed-in-hormuz-unrelated-video-falsely-shared\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan-flagged oil tanker destroyed in Hormuz? Unrelated video falsely shared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, a video showing a vessel engulfed in flames and billowing smoke is being widely shared across social media platforms with claims that Iranian missiles struck and destroyed Pakistan-flagged oil tankers while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pro-BJP X handle Jaipur Dialogues (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaipurDialogues\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@JaipurDialogues<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), which is run by retired IAS officer Sanjay Dixit, posted the clip on March 27, asserting that it depicted the aftermath of an Iranian missile strike on a Pakistan-flagged oil tanker \u201cjust a few hours ago.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/SaE7n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Pakistan flagged oil tanker was destroyed by Iranian missiles few hours earlier while crossing strait of Hormuz\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uIhjjBPBmy\">pic.twitter.com\/uIhjjBPBmy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Jaipur Dialogues (@JaipurDialogues) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaipurDialogues\/status\/2037474457246482673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The post garnered around 264,000 views. Readers should note that X user @JaipurDialogues has been found sharing misinformation and propaganda several times in the past.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another X account, The Unknown Man (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Theunk5555\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@Theunk5555<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), shared the video with the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/TEwZ3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Pakistan flagged oil tanker was destroyed by Iranian missiles few hours earlier while crossing strait of Hormuz.<br \/>\nPakistan has earlier betrayed Iran by re-routing Iranian oil to US.<br \/>\nThis is a reply by Iran to Pakistan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VnBUVANVJn\">pic.twitter.com\/VnBUVANVJn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 THE UNKNOWN MAN (@Theunk5555) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Theunk5555\/status\/2037456540643602818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The post amassed nearly 4 million views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dhruv Wadhwa (<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@dhruvwadhwa<\/span>), co-convenor of media management and media relations, BJP Punjab, did the same. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/ujVE3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> :<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani flagged oil tanker after crossing Strait of Hornouz without permission destroyed by Iranian missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Reply to Pakistan after betraying Iran by putting its flag on US Oil Vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Isko vichola banna tha \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuelStabilityUnderModi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FuelStabilityUnderModi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ir%C3%A1n?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ir\u00e1n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pakistan<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KC16UVj7bl\">pic.twitter.com\/KC16UVj7bl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dhruv Wadhwa (@dhruvwadhwa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dhruvwadhwa\/status\/2037478477151223971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several other social media users made similar claims by sharing the same video. A few of them are shown in the gallery below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-312038 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-flagged-oil-tanker-destroyed-in-hormuz-unrelated-video-falsely-shared\/screenshot-2026-03-28-191225\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191225.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191225-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-flagged-oil-tanker-destroyed-in-hormuz-unrelated-video-falsely-shared\/screenshot-2026-03-28-191249\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191249.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191249.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191249-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-flagged-oil-tanker-destroyed-in-hormuz-unrelated-video-falsely-shared\/screenshot-2026-03-28-191302\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191302.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191302.png 724w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191302-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-flagged-oil-tanker-destroyed-in-hormuz-unrelated-video-falsely-shared\/screenshot-2026-03-28-191318\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191318.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191318.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191318-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-flagged-oil-tanker-destroyed-in-hormuz-unrelated-video-falsely-shared\/screenshot-2026-03-28-191352\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191352.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191352.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-191352-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon a closer examination of the footage, we could read part of the vessel&#8217;s name, which was \u201cSafeen\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-312041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-24.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-24-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-24-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-24-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subsequently, a relevant keyword search led us to a maritime tracking website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinetraffic.com\/en\/ais\/details\/ships\/shipid:714342\/mmsi:249797000\/imo:9593517\/vessel:SAFEEN%20PRESTIGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MarineTraffic<\/a>, that indicated the ship in question was a container ship named \u2018Safeen Prestige &#8216;, built in 2013 and sailing under the flag of Malta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on data from marine tracking platforms like MarineTraffic, container ship Safeen Prestige was last reported in the Oman Gulf 23 days and 8 hours ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-312040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-165839.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1772\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-165839.jpg 1772w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-165839-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-165839-1024x483.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-165839-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-165839-1536x725.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1772px) 100vw, 1772px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vesselfinder.com\/vessels\/details\/9593517#:~:text=under%20the%20flag%20of%20Malta.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vesselfinder.com<\/a> indicated that the vessel was last located in the Persian Gulf 24 days ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-312039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-182330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1904\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-182330.jpg 1904w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-182330-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-182330-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-182330-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-28-182330-1536x783.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1904px) 100vw, 1904px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/posts\/safeen-group_safeen-feeders-provides-regional-and-international-activity-6986657318218153985-YJ-X?trk=public_profile_like_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safeen Feeders<\/a> is a UAE-based concern that provides regional and international trade route connectivity across container feedering and dry bulk shipping.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Further corroboration comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/malta-flagged-container-ship-hit-by-projectile-hormuz-vessel-abandoned-sources-2026-03-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters report<\/a> from March 4, 2026, which documented an incident involving a Malta-flagged container ship struck by an unidentified projectile while navigating toward the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the report, the vessel was hit approximately two nautical miles north of Oman, sustaining damage that caused a fire in its engine room. A British maritime risk management firm, Vanguard, told Reuters that the projectile struck just above the waterline, but no environmental damage was reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A visual comparison between the vessel in the viral video and images of &#8216;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Safeen Prestige&#8217;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> present in the MarineTraffic website\u2019s gallery reveals strong similarities, confirming the identification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-312126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-26.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-26-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-26-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/FI-26-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum up, the viral footage appears to show a Malta-flagged container ship that was struck earlier in March by an unidentified projectile. The claim that Iranian missiles targeted and destroyed Pakistan-flagged oil tankers is false and misleading.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, a video showing a vessel engulfed in flames and billowing smoke is being widely shared across social media platforms with claims that Iranian missiles struck and destroyed Pakistan-flagged oil tankers while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Pro-BJP X handle Jaipur Dialogues (@JaipurDialogues), which is run by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":312132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[730],"class_list":["post-312038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan-flagged oil tanker destroyed in Hormuz? 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