A tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Britain’s maritime security agency said, after the United States and Iran each launched strikes in the worst escalation since they signed an interim peace deal. The warring sides each accused the other of violating the agreement reached two weeks ago […]
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Russian tanker hit by drone off Turkey, crew safe
A Russian-flagged tanker carrying sunflower oil reported a drone attack off the Turkish coast on Tuesday. All 13 crew members remained unharmed. The vessel, MIDVOLGA-2, continued sailing toward Sinop port without requesting assistance. The Turkish Maritime Affairs Directorate confirmed the attack but did not reveal further details. Tribeca Resources, the shipping agency, stated the drone […]
Tanker detention by Britain was threatening act: Iran’s defense minister
Britain’s seizing of an Iranian oil tanker last week was a threatening act that will not be tolerated, Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Monday in a speech broadcast live on state television. Royal Marines impounded the tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday on suspicion it was carrying oil to Syria in violation of European […]
Iran threatens British shipping in retaliation for tanker seizure
LONDON/DUBAI: An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar by Royal Marines. “If Britain does not release the Iranian oil tanker, it is the authorities duty to seize a British oil tanker,” Mohsen Rezai said on Twitter. The Gibraltar […]
‘Flying objects’ damaged Japanese tanker in Gulf of Oman – shipping company president
Two “flying objects” damaged a Japanese tanker in a suspected attack on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, but there was no damage to the cargo of methanol, the president of the shipping company said on Friday. The Kokuka Courageous was sailing toward the port of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates after the […]