Shipping attacks
Iran and Iraq have hit 127 ships in attacks in the Gulf since May, 1981, Lloyd’s Shipping Intelligence says. The two countries had struck 15 vessels this year. The latest target was the 122,348-ton Liberian tanker Atlanticos, hit on Tuesday as it left Iran’s main oil terminal at Kharg Island. Most of the attacks have been from the air although some ships have hit mines off the Iranian coast The figures were compiled by Lloyd’s intelligence department from confirmed reports of air and missile attacks on shipping. — London.
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