Ship attack concerns

on June 7, 2017

Maritime security executives point to Middle East tensions and a hijacked dhow currently at large.

Attacks on Prime Marine and Navig8 tankers raise concerns

The latest attacks against tankers raise a number of issues given their location, the methods used by the assailants and rising tensions in the Middle East, maritime security executives say.

As TradeWinds reported last week, three rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were fired at the 70,297-dwt Muskie (built 2013) in the Bab Al Mandeb (BAM) strait.

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Source: tradewindsnews.com

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