Two crew members were killed when a tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman. The two slain crew members were a Briton and a Romanian. They were on board the Liberian-flagged Mercer Street tanker when the attacks took place. The company described the attack as a “suspected piracy incident”.
A US defence official believes that an armed drone attacked the tanker that was operated by Iran.
Another official informed media persons that they received a distress call...