The mines were probably placed under the water line, the ship discharged cargo and the mines came above the water. That made a difference whether the vessel sank or not.
Be my guess.
Equally spaced on both sides of the ship too.
Good point, maybe I am too hasty suspecting the Biden admin after the crap it’s pulling with Khashoggi. Would be interesting to know if this ship had delivered the cargo or not when this occurred.
[The mines were probably placed under the water line, the ship discharged cargo and the mines came above the water. That made a difference whether the vessel sank or not.]
Yep, I think your guess is correct.