Shafaq News..Drone strikes Panama-flagged tanker in Iraqi waters
The strike set off a fire on the tanker, and Iraqi rescue boats doused it as all 22 crew members were reported safe.
- On Wednesday, a drone struck the Panama-flagged tanker New Andros in Iraqi territorial waters at 6 a.m., carrying around 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil and igniting a fire aboard the vessel.
- This incident marks the most intense escalation of assaults on regional commerce since the US-Iran conflict started six months ago, pushing the naval war directly into Iraq's southern energy-export zone.
- The Iran-aligned Houthis staged huge drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia this week, injuring 73 people, while Brent oil surpassed $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July.
- Preliminary Kpler data shows just six cargo tankers passed through the Strait on Tuesday, compared to a 10-day average of 12, indicating significant disruption to commercial shipping traffic via Hormuz.
- Baghdad has advanced planning for alternate pipelines to Turkey and Syria's Mediterranean coast to decrease vulnerability near Hormuz, which before the conflict handled nearly one-fifth of the world's oil and LNG supply.
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In Iraq's territorial waters, a oil tanker flying Panama's flag was attacked, the vessel was damaged, the Iraqi Ministry of Transport told the Iraqi Ministry of Transport. The oil tank under Panama's flag was attacked in Iraq's territorial waters, handed over to RIA News. "Tanker with oil under Panama's flag was struck by an unidentified source while in Iraq's territorial waters, causing damage to the vessel's hull", quoted the Iraqi news agency…
In Iraq ' s territorial waters, the drone struck a tanker flying Panama ' s flag carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil, and according to port managers, the attack occurred in a cargo trans-shipment area near the port of El Fao.
Drone Strike Rocks Panama-Flagged Tanker in Iraqi Waters
A Panama-flagged tanker named New Andros, carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil, was hit by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters. Despite the strike, Iraqi rescue boats were able to extinguish the fire on board. No casualties have been reported according to port officials.
Panama-flagged tanker New Andros struck by drone off Iraq
The New Andros, carrying approximately 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil, was struck by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters near Al-Faw, according to Iraqi port officials.UKMTO separately reported the same incident, saying the tanker was hit by an...
Off the coast of Iraq, a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker carrying approximately 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil was struck by a drone. This was reported by the port authority in that country, which added that the incident occurred in Iraqi territorial waters.
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