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$32M U.S. reaper drone SHOT DOWN near Yemen; U.K. tanker destroyed on the SAME DAY
(NaturalNews) It was a rough start to the week for the United States and its Western allies in the Red Sea after Yemeni Houthis claimed responsibility for downing… Source Views: 0
Houthis Set Oil Tanker Ablaze While Biden Tries to Woo China
JANUARY 27, 2024 Source MIKE WHITNEY On Friday, Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from mainland Yemen striking a British oil tanker and setting it ablaze. “US Central Command said the Marlin Luanda had issued a distress call and reported damage” but no casualties were reported. The attack represents a significant escalation in the […]
India Deploys Three Warships To Waters Near Iran After Tanker Attack
Via The Cradle, The Indian Navy has deployed three guided missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea in response to an alleged drone attack on an Israeli-linked chemical tanker last week. New Delhi also uses long-range maritime patrol aircraft for “domain awareness,” the defense ministry reported Monday night. On Saturday, the Liberian-flagged MV Chem Pluto, a […]
Attackers Seize Israel-Linked Tanker Off Coast Of Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attackers seized a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, authorities said. While no group immediately claimed responsibility, it comes as at least two other maritime attacks in recent days have been linked to the Israel-Hamas war. The attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed […]
Pentagon Sends Thousands Of Marines To Deter Iran Tanker Seizures In Persian Gulf
Pentagon Sends Thousands Of Marines To Deter Iran Tanker Seizures In Persian Gulf In a major development the Pentagon has confirmed it is sending a new deployment of Marines to the Middle East region as tensions with Iran heat up. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said late Thursday the new forces, along with warships, are being sent in […]
Oil Tanker Blocks Suez Canal for Several Hours
An oil tanker ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday, blocking the global waterway for several hours before it was refloated, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The canal is the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia and is accountable for about 15 percent of world shipping traffic. George Safwat, a spokesman for Suez […]
Oil Tanker Blocks Suez Canal for Several Hours
An oil tanker ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday, blocking the global waterway for several hours before it was refloated, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The canal is the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia and is accountable for about 15 percent of world shipping traffic. George Safwat, a spokesman for Suez […]
Oil Tanker Blocks Suez Canal for Several Hours
An oil tanker ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday, blocking the global waterway for several hours before it was refloated, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The canal is the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia and is accountable for about 15 percent of world shipping traffic. George Safwat, a spokesman for Suez […]
Yemen’s HSA pledges $1.2m to UN drive to avert tanker oil spill
Yemen’s HSA Group, on Thursday, became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the UN urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million, Reuters reports. The international organisation, which has so far raised […]
20 Killed in Pakistan When Speeding Bus Hits Oil Tanker
LAHORE, Pakistan—A speeding bus collided with an oil tanker in Pakistan, killing 20 people in a fiery crash overnight, police and rescue officials said on Tuesday. “Three buses were racing. One of them rammed into an oil tanker,” police official Imran Shaukat told Reuters, describing the incident on a motorway near the central city of […]
Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone
An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The explosion took place late Friday after a bus struck the tanker in Wellington, a suburb just to the east of Freetown. The […]
Exploding Oil Tanker Kills At Least 92 In Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The explosion took place late Friday after a bus struck the tanker in Wellington, a suburb just to […]
US-Saudi Aggression Adds Yemenis’ Suffering by Detaining another Fuel Tanker
Nov 4, 2021 By Staff, Al-Masirah The coalition of aggression, led by the United States and Saudi Arabia, is still detaining 29k tons of diesel bound to Yemen, the Yemeni oil Ministry reported. In the same context, the spokesman of the Yemen Petroleum Company, Essam al-Mutwakel, stated that US-Saudi aggression detained “Sea Line” ship and […]
IRG Thwarts US Navy Attempt to Pirate Iranian Oil Tanker
Posted on November 3, 2021 by fada1 Nov 3, 2021 By Staff, Agencies Navy Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard [IRG] thwarted the US navy’s attempt to pirate Iranian oil in the Oman Sea. The recent confrontation follows the unprofessional behavior of the US warship in the southern waters of the country, which was met […]
At least 28 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Lebanon
A warehouse where fuel was illegally stored exploded in northern Lebanon on Sunday morning, killing at least 28 people and burning dozens. It’s the latest tragedy to hit the Mediterranean country in the throes of a devastating economic and political crisis. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion near the border with Syria. […]
Was the Tanker Attack an Israeli False Flag?
By Philip Giraldi In the United States we now live under a government that largely operates in secret, headed by an executive that ignores the constitutional separation of powers and backed by a legislature that is more interested in social engineering than in benefitting the American people. The US, together with its best friend and […]
Tanker underway again after ‘potential hijacking’ near UAE ends
Boarders have left a tanker believed to have been seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, the Royal Navy reported on Wednesday morning. Three maritime security forces had told Reuters on Tuesday that the Asphalt Princess tanker had been seized by suspected Iranian-backed forces, which Iran denied. Shipping authority Lloyd’s List and maritime […]
Iran Behind Strike on Israeli-Managed Tanker?
By Stephen Lendman Source On July 30, Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime said an attack on the Liberian-flagged Japanese-owned Mercer Street tanker it manages killed two crew members onboard. The incident occurred in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman. According to Tehran-based Al-Alam News, attacking the Mercer Street was in response to Israeli aggression on […]