Two oil tankers struck in suspected attacks in Gulf of Oman

[grossproffit]

Two oil tankers were hit in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman and the crews have been evacuated, shipping firms and industry sources said on Thursday, a month after a similar incident in which four tankers in the region were struck.

The Bahrain-based U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet said it was assisting the tankers after receiving distress calls following “reported attacks”. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, part of the Royal Navy, said it was investigating.

Details of the incident were not immediately clear, but one operator said it suspected its ship had been hit by a torpedo. Another shipping firm said its vessel was on fire in the Gulf of Oman.

Oil prices surged by 4% after the report that has stoked tensions in the region that have already been heightened by attacks last month on Gulf oil assets amid a dispute between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-tanker/two-tankers-struck-in-suspected-attacks-in-gulf-of-oman-sources-idUSKCN1TE0OI?

[lapfog_1]

1. gulf of tonkin

meet gulf of oman

[TEB]

3. Please no

[watoos]

4. You bet,

SA and Israel very much want us to attack Iran, so do the fossil fuel oligarchs. With the supply of oil predicted to push the price of gasoline down to $2 a gallon this false flag will kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Maybe it kills 3 birds, we can't impeach a president while we are at war with Iran. Well, we weren't planning on impeaching him anyway, it's too soon.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. MarineTraffic details for both ships involved:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4275315/mmsi:538007007/imo

General
IMO: 9745902
Name: FRONT ALTAIR
MMSI: 538007007
Vessel Type: CRUDE OIL TANKER
Gross Tonnage: 62849
Summer DWT: 109894 t
Build: 2016
Flag: MARSHALL IS

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5502927/mmsi:371880000/imo
General
IMO: 9568495
Name: KOKUKA COURAGEOUS
MMSI: 371880000
Vessel Type: OIL/CHEMICAL TANKER
Gross Tonnage: 19349
Summer DWT: 27000 t
Build: 2010
Flag: PANAMA

Both are dead in the water...

[superpatriotman]

5. Keep an eye on this hastily-prepared story

For Reuters, it reads like the Pennysaver.