Oil tanker attacked after falling for crypto scam granting fake Strait of Hormuz safe passage

Blockchain ekosistemine dair önemli bir haber gündeme geldi. Sanmar Herald’s plea over the radio captured the new reality in Hormuz, fake crypto clearance, real gunfire The latest geopolitical risk to crypto from the Strait of Hormuz has come via radio from a tanker under fire. “Sepah Navy, Sepah Navy, this is Motor Vessel, Sanmar Herald. You gave me clearance to go.

My name, second name on your list. You gave me clearance to go. ” That transmission, circulated by OSINTtechnical , was accompanied by a first-class maritime incident report from UKMTO, warning 037-26 .

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The warning said the master of a tanker reported being approached 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman by two IRGC gunboats, with no VHF challenge before the boats opened fire. UKMTO Warning The tanker and crew were reported safe. Authorities were investigating.

A commercial tanker moved in one of the most heavily militarized shipping lanes on earth, the crew believed they had some form of clearance, and armed Iranian boats answered with direct fire. The vessel widely identified was Sanmar Herald . The UKMTO warning does not name the tanker in the notice, though the radio exchange and subsequent social reporting linked the attack to that ship.

Taken together, the attack record and the bridge audio create a far sharper picture than the usual vague language around “regional tensions” or “shipping disruptions. ” This was a passage attempt at a live choke point under live authority, ending in live rounds, due to a crypto scam. A report said Greek maritime risk firm MARISKS warned shipowners that unknown actors claiming to represent Iranian authorities had sent messages demanding transit fees in Bitcoin or Tether for safe passage through Hormuz.

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MARISKS said at least one vessel hit by gunfire after trying to exit the strait on April 18 was believed to have been caught by the fraud. said it could not verify which firms received the messages. That caveat still belongs at the center of any serious account.

The attack is documented. The scam alert is documented. The direct payment trail to a named ship remains less settled in public reporting.

Even with that limit, the overlap between the two is too strong to brush aside. The message cited by MARISKS offered a procedure, a review by “Iranian Security Services,” a fee in BTC or USDT, and then transit “unimpeded at the pre-agreed time. ” That wording worked because Iran has recently requested payment in crypto for passage , and Hormuz has become a place where movement depended on permission, sequencing, and political control.

Kripto piyasaları, bu gelişmenin ardından yakından takip ediliyor. Yatırımcılar, söz konusu haberin fiyatlar üzerindeki olası etkilerini değerlendiriyor.