Briton among two crew killed in attack on Israeli-linked tanker off Oman
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Briton among two crew killed in attack on Israeli-linked tanker off Oman
Romanian also killed in suspected drone attack in Arabian Sea amid heightened Israel-Iran tensions
Martin Chulov, Dan Sabbagh and agencies
Fri 30 Jul 2021 14.22 BST
A suspected drone attack on a tanker linked to an Israeli tycoon has killed two crew members, including a British national, off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea.
The attack hit the Liberian-flagged Mercer Street late on Thursday. Though Japanese-owned, it was managed by an Israeli-owned company, Zodiac Maritime, part of the billionaire Eyal Ofers Zodiac Group, which acknowledged the deaths and initially described the incident as piracy. The other victim was a Romanian national, the firm said.
The piracy claim was later denied by regional officials, who said the strike appeared to fit a pattern of previous attacks on maritime traffic linked to Iran and Israel carried out in a shadow war between the two foes.
The high seas showdown has involved an estimated 150 or more strikes over the past three years on Gulf waters, the Red Sea and the eastern Mediterranean coast.
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