Oct
11
2019
Iranian tanker explodes and catches fire near the coast of Saudi Arabia
Posted by Arms Control Center in MISSILES, tags: explosion, fire, Iran, Iranian tanker, missiles, Saudi Arabia, tankerNear the coast of Saudi Arabia an Iranian oil tanker exploded and caught fire. The oil tanker belongs to the National Iranian Oil Company, said company claimed that their vessel was hit by two suspected missiles but did not actually provide any evidence. Two of the tankers were damaged due to the accident and oil leaked into the Red Sea however there were no casualties and the situation is under control. Neither Saudi Arabia nor the U.S. Navy commented on who they think to be responsible for the attack.