Posted on 02/28/2021 4:42:57 PM PST by BenLurkin
An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai’s port for repairs Sunday, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran.
Associated Press journalists saw the hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry dock facilities at Dubai’s Port Rashid. Although the crew was unharmed in the blast, the vessel sustained two holes on its port side and two on its starboard side just above the waterline, according to American defense officials.
From the shore, AP journalists could not immediately see damage to the vessel. The dock blocked the view of the vessel’s starboard side down to the waterline and the port side could only be seen from a distance. The blue and white ship was anchored near Dubai’s storied floating hotel, the Queen Elizabeth 2. An Emirati coast guard vessel was seen sailing behind the ship, with Dubai police and Emirati armed forces vehicles parked nearby.
Emirati officials did not respond to requests for comment on the vessel docking in the country.
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Just imagine Iran once Pedo Joe allows them to have nukes.
Biden/Harris will allow it.
Iran will have nuclear weapons before 2024.
where are the pics of the damage?
I’m still trying to figure out where AP got the information as to where the damage is.
I’ve seen pics of the ship [and it’s a bit of a weird looking thing], but couldn’t see any hull punctures. And I looked.
It is a car carrier, they all look that way, ugly.
I looked at the pictures also. I believe the holes would be lower than the dock (said to be near the water line), out of camera sight.
The explosives were probably placed inside the hull on both sides.
What are those blocky devices standing shoulder to shoulder along the upper deck?
Ventilation for vehicle exhaust.
Another article is saying mines were placed on the sides.
Limpet mines?
Probably.
As a side note, limpet harvesting on the Oregon Coast has been closed.
Via Zerohedge, FWIW.
“While the Israeli military has yet to confirm or deny the airstrikes, which is typical of such attacks which have occurred almost on a weekly basis for much of the past year, Israeli public broadcasting is now saying it’s in “response” to the “Iranian attack on an Israeli ship near the Gulf of Oman this weekend.”
Rd later.
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