Iran attacks fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker at Dubai port; Leak risk marked

Kuwait’s state news agency quoted Kuwait Petroleum Corporation as saying Iran attacked a fully loaded crude oil tanker docked at the port of Dubai on Monday, setting it on fire and damaging its hull. The company also warned of a possible oil spill. The incident appears to be the latest in a series of attacks on commercial shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz following US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, including missiles and explosives by aerial and sea drones.“A huge Kuwaiti crude oil tanker was hit by a direct and malicious Iranian attack in the anchorage area of ​​Dubai port in the United Arab Emirates,” news agency KUNA reported, citing Kuwait’s state-owned oil company.Dubai authorities said they were dealing with a drone attack targeting an oil tanker in local waters, with maritime firefighters working to bring the blaze under control. According to Reuters, officials said no injuries were reported and all 24 crew members were safe.Iran has not yet commented on the attack.Reuters cited a representative of the Liberia-flagged Express Rome as saying that two unidentified projectiles landed in the water near the container ship about 22 nautical miles (40.7 km) northeast of Ras Tanura at 1352 GMT.According to British maritime risk-management firm Vanguard, the incidents occurred about an hour apart and all crew members were safe.Vanguard said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had previously claimed responsibility for the March 11 attack on Express Rome.

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