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Two oil tankers were attacked within Iraqi waters and six ships were dispatched to rescue crew members, said Lt. Gen. Saad Maan, head of the Security Media Cell, a government entity, in a statement published on Iraq’s state news agency early on Thursday morning in the Middle East. One crew member died and 38 were rescued, he said.
Farhan Al-Fartousi, who heads the state-owned port company, told the Iraqi News Agency on Thursday that firefighting tugs from Basra Oil Port were deployed to extinguish fires on both vessels, and that search-and-rescue teams were still looking for missing crew members. The tankers were about 30 miles off the Iraqi coast, he said.
Farhan Al-Fartousi, who heads the state-owned port company, told the Iraqi News Agency on Thursday that firefighting tugs from Basra Oil Port were deployed to extinguish fires on both vessels, and that search-and-rescue teams were still looking for missing crew members. The tankers were about 30 miles off the Iraqi coast, he said.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/11/world/iran-war-news-trump-oil-israel/a9313c6f-d427-5cee-bded-a543e744f9cd?smid=url-share
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