Explosive boat from Iran hits oil vessel in Iraqi waters
An Iranian remote-controlled boat laden with explosives was used to target and damage the Bahamas-flagged crude oil vessel Sonangol Namibe anchored in Iraqi waters, two Iraqi port security sources told Reuters.
The small boat exploded after hitting the vessel and marked the first recorded attack inside Iraq’s exclusive economic zone, the sources said, describing it as an escalation of threats to commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf.
The Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday they had hit a US vessel in the northern part of the Persian Gulf and that it was on fire.
