Oil tanker hit in Iraqi waters, as vessels get caught in US-Iran attacks
A tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil was struck by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters on Wednesday, port officials said, and British navy-affiliated UKMTO reported that several merchant vessels in the Gulf had been hit by disabling fire overnight. A fire broke out aboard the Panama-flagged oil tanker New Andros after it was hit in Iraqi waters at around 6 a.m. on…
A tanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil was hit by a drone while navigating Iraqi waters on Wednesday, according to port officials. British navy-affiliated UKMTO reported that several merchant vessels in the Gulf experienced disabling fire overnight, though no casualties or environmental damage were confirmed. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, and the 22-member crew aboard the Panama-flagged oil tanker New Andros were unharmed, their port officials stated.
UKMTO also reported a separate incident 24 nautical miles from Port Rashid in the UAE, where a vessel was seen listing at anchor, possibly due to taking on water following an attack by an unknown projectile. Iran claimed it had carried out 10 attacks in the region on Wednesday.
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