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| Iraq dismantles mine stuck to oil tanker in Gulf |
| 2021-01-03 |
| [IsraelTimes] Iraq’s military says explosives experts with its naval forces successfully dismantled a mine that was discovered stuck to an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The statement says Iraqi authorities have opened an investigation into the incident. No group has grabbed credit for placing the mine. "Domestically produced by the Houthis" rrriiggghhtt The announcement came a day after Iraq confirmed reports by private security firms that a mine had been discovered attached to the side of a tanker rented from Iraq’s Oil Marketing Company, known as SOMO, as it was refueling another vessel. It said that Iraqi teams were working to dismantle the mine. Iraq has not provided further details, but the two private security firms said the discovery was likely a limpet mine on the MT Pola, a Liberian-flagged tanker. A limpet mine is a type of naval mine that attaches to the side of a ship, usually by a diver-member of special forces. It later explodes, and can significantly damage a vessel. |
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| #1 Domestically produced In the galley of their Ali? |
| Posted by: Clong Glomogum7103 2021-01-03 17:20 |