Lisa Barrington (Reuters) Boarders have left a tanker that maritime sources had said was seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and the vessel is safe, Britain’s maritime…
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Undeclared naval war rages in Middle Eastern waters
An undeclared naval war is raging in Middle Eastern waters, with attacks on shipping, particularly by drone aircraft, proliferating. Recent attacks include the following: ..
Israel Flags ‘Hard Evidence’ That Iran Struck Mercer Street Tanker as Mideast Tensions Rise
By Alisa Odenheimer and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — Israel said it had given allies “hard evidence” that Iran was behind last week’s deadly attack on a tanker in the Gulf of…
Maritime Security Incident Reported Off UAE Coast
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has upgraded the incident to “Potential Hijack”. This is a developing story… By Lisa Barrington DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) – A “potential hijack”…
US, Israel, UK Vow Action Against Iran on ‘Mercer Street’ Tanker Attack
By Arsalan Shahla and Gwen Ackerman (Bloomberg) — The U.S., Israel and the U.K. all vowed to respond to a deadly drone attack on an Israeli-linked tanker last week in a…
Two killed in drone attack on tanker in Arabian Sea
Israeli company Zodiac Maritime has confirmed that two crewmembers were killed following an attack on one of its managed oil tankers in the Arabian Sea off Oman on Thursd ..
Iran Denies Attacking on ‘Mercer Stree’ Tanker Off Oman
DUBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it was not involved in an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman, referring to an…
U.S. Navy Says Explosive Drone Attack Killed Two on Merchant Tanker
Undated photo of Tanker Mercer Street. Photo via Marine Traffic
An exploding drone killed two crew members aboard a merchant tanker off the coast of Oman, U.S. 5th Fleet said in a late Friday statement.
The two were crew members aboard the Liberian-flagged tanker Mercer Street when the ship was hit with at least one explosive-laden unmanned aerial vehicle late Thursday, according to the statement.
U.S. forces responded to the distress call from Mercer Street and “upon arrival, U.S. forces...
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US Navy Says Israel-Linked Oil Tanker Was Targeted by Drones
By Patrick Sykes (Bloomberg) U.S. Navy experts believe a drone struck the Mercer Street,oil tanker with links to an Israeli billionaire off Oman this week, the Associated Press reported, citing the…
Iran Suspected in Deadly Tanker Attack off Oman
DUBAI, July 30 (Reuters) – Two crew members, a Briton and a Romanian, were killed when a petroleum products tanker managed by Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime came under attack on Thursday…