Posted on May 9, 2021 by martyrashrakat ٍSouth Front On May 9 afternoon, two explosions rocked a tanker anchored of the coast of Syria’s Banias, where the country’s main oil terminal is located. The explosions were heard all over Banias. Locals shared footage showing two dark clouds of smoke rising from the tanker’s surface. Nevertheless, […]
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Another ‘Mystery Explosion’ Has Hit An Oil Tanker Off Syria’s Coast
An oil tanker off Syria’s Mediterranean port of Banias has been hit with an explosion Sunday, resulting in a fire on board which was reportedly extinguished soon after. There were reportedly no casualties, but subsequent photographs showed large plumes of black smoke rising above the tanker, which may have been engaged in offloading its cargo. […]
Continuing the Story of the Hijacked Tanker and Frozen Funds
In early 2021, we wrote about the Iranian seizure of a South Korean tanker and how this precedent actually demonstrates a number of unresolved problems, most notably the problem of Iranian assets in South Korean banks intended to pay for Iranian crude oil imports and frozen because of US sanctions. Recall: Iran has repeatedly urged Seoul […]
Iran army chief threatens to ‘teach Israel a good lesson’ after tanker targeted
Iran’s Armed Forces chief Mohammad Bagheri on Sunday threatened to “teach Israel a very good lesson,” appearing to hint the Jewish state was behind an attack on an Iranian tanker off Syria’s coast over the weekend, but stopping short of blaming Jerusalem directly for the incident. Bagheri told reporters: “We don’t announce anything about the […]
Iranian fuel tanker attacked by drone, Israel suspected
An Iranian tanker was reportedly attacked off the Syrian coast on Saturday, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It was unclear what had happened, as Iran media was slow to report details. However, the Syrian state media did quote an oil ministry member as saying a fire took place on “what was […]
Fire Extinguished on Oil Tanker off Syria After Suspected Drone Attack
Smoke rises from a tanker off the coastal city of Baniyas, Syria, in this handout picture released on April 24, 2021. Photo: SANA/Handout via REUTERS Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after a suspected attack by a drone coming from the direction […]
Drone hits Iranian tanker near Syria, reports say
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‘DRONE ATTACK’ leaves Iranian tanker ablaze off Syrian coast – reports
A suspected drone attack left an oil tanker ablaze off the coast of Syria, the country’s state media said. The tanker was reportedly of Iranian origin. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, which threatened one of the vessel’s tanks, the Syrian Arab news agency reported on Saturday. Also on rt.com Iran exports 500,000 barrels of oil […]
Tanker released by Suez might be damaged, warns Egypt official
Cargo ship Ever Given might have suffered some damage after being wedged for a week at the Suez Canal’s shoreline, an Egyptian official warned yesterday. The former chairman of the state-run Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Mohab Mamish, told Youm7 that the tanker might undergo “some repair and maintenance operations on its front tail, which had […]
Israel rules out Greek tanker as suspect in Mediterranean oil spill
Browse > Home / News / Israel rules out Greek tanker as suspect in Mediterranean oil spill March 1, 2021 by JNS Read on for article The Greek tanker Minerva Helen was not the source of the tons of toxic tar that washed up on Israel’s shores last weekend, Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Sunday. […]
Israel: Greek tanker ruled out as source of massive oil spill
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Greek tanker cleared of suspicion for oil spill that polluted Israel’s beaches
The Environmental Protection Ministry announced Sunday that it had absolved a Greek oil tanker suspected of responsibility for the oil leak that has contaminated Israel’s Mediterranean coast with tons of sticky, black tar. Investigators flew to Greece and checked over the Minerva Helen on Saturday, which is docked at the port of Piraus. A ministry […]
Satellite images show devastation from fuel tanker blast on Afghan-Iran border
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Fuel tanker blast causes massive fire at Afghan-Iran border
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“Powerful Enough To Be Spotted From Space”: Fuel Tanker Convoy Explodes At Afghan-Iran Border
According to the Associated Press, “Two explosions at the border crossing were powerful enough to be spotted from space by NASA satellites. One blast erupted around 1:10 p.m. Afghan time (0840 GMT), the next around a half hour later at 1:42 p.m. local (0912 GMT).” Video of the massive fuel tanker explosion today on the […]
Iranian tanker is seized due to technical reason
TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Monday that Iran is “waiting for more reports from the Indonesian government on the seizure of the Iranian oil tanker.” In his weekly press conference, Khatibzadeh said the seizure of Iranian tanker “is a technical issue and there have been such incidents […]
Iran Seizes South Korean Oil Tanker after Seoul Refuses to issue Payment of $6 Billion
Tehran authorities forced the Hankuk Chemi tanker, sailing under South Korean flag, to dock in Iran last week, suspecting the vessel of contaminating local waters. At the same time, the Islamic republic rejected accusations that it was holding the ship “hostage”. Iran’s seizure of the South Korean-flagged Hankuk Chemi tanker was not a provocation aimed […]
South Korea Delegation Heads to Iran to Seek Release of Seized Tanker: Yonhap
A South Korean-flagged tanker vessel which was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards is seen in Gulf waters, Iran January 4, 2021. Photo: IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS. A South Korean delegation is heading to Iran on Wednesday to seek the release of a chemicals tanker and its 20-member crew seized in Gulf waters […]
South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
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Iran seizes South Korean oil tanker in Gulf; Seoul dispatches forces
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