A safiyar ranar 18 ga watan Afrilu, 1988, an kashe man fetur.
Tabbas, mafi rikitarwa na jumla ita ce "A safiyar ranar 18 ga Afrilu, 1988, an kashe dandamali na mai wanda ya juya aikin zuwa neman jiragen ruwa da aka ruwaito a cikin Strait of Hormuz, ruwa na ruwa tsakanin Gulf of Oman da Gulf Persian. "