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July 2021 Gulf of Oman incident; Part of the 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis: Date: 29 July 2021 () Location: Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean: Target: Merchant ship MT Mercer Street: Deaths: 2 crew members killed: Property damage: 1 merchant ship damaged: Suspects Iran (alleged by U.S., British, Israeli and Romanian officials; denied by Iran)
The U.S. Navy said it had intervened to prevent Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of attacks on ships in the area since 2019. In ...
Iran's navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran's nuclear ...
On 13 June 2019, two oil tankers were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz while they transited the Gulf of Oman.The Kokuka Courageous, flagged in Panama and operated by a company based in Japan, and Front Altair, flagged in Marshall Islands and operated by a company based in Norway, were attacked, allegedly with limpet mines or flying objects, sustaining fire damage.
On 3 November 2021, Iran's IRGC stated that they thwarted an attempt by the United States to capture and detain a tanker carrying Iranian oil in the gulf of Oman. [4] The IRGC said in a media statement that "With the timely and authoritative action of the Guards’ naval forces, the US terrorist navy's operation to steal Iranian oil in the Sea ...
The Strait of Hormuz at the northern end of the Gulf of Oman is the biggest oil chokepoint in the world. About 20% of the world’s daily consumption of oil passes through it every day. Crude ...
August 2021 Gulf of Oman incident This page was last edited on 4 August 2021, at 07:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
This photo made available by Asriran.com on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 shows personnel standing on Iran's navy support ship Kharg after being caught on fire in the Gulf of Oman.