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US Marines Board Iraq Tanker and Sink It
CNN ^
| November 17, 2001
| CNN Reporting
Posted on 11/18/2001 6:44:24 AM PST by Peach
CNN just reported at 10:30 a.m. EST that US Marines boarded an Iraq oil tanker and based on what was found on the tanker, deliberately sank the tanker. Two US Marines are missing. There was a grahic at the bottom of the screen that stated the same thing, but now they are interviewing some politician about congressional matters. Did anyone else see this report?
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:44:24 AM PST
by
Peach
To: Peach
I missed the first minute of this report and would like further info if anyone has it.
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:45:02 AM PST
by
Peach
To: Peach
Sorry for the double post; you can see I never post anything.
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:46:20 AM PST
by
Peach
To: Peach
I find it hard to believe the jarheads would sink the ship with their own on board, eh?
To: Peach
Jeez they sank it? And now two marines are missing? I don't think it was the marines that sank it.
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:49:14 AM PST
by
Joe Miner
To: Peach
Oil Tanker Sinks, 2 Sailors Missing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Navy (news - web sites) was searching Sunday for two U.S. sailors missing in waters of the Persian Gulf after the sinking of an oil tanker they and other security forces had boarded, officials said.
The identities of the two sailors were not released, pending notification of relatives.
A statement issued Sunday by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command headquarters in Bahrain said the tanker, named Samra, sank at about 4:45 a.m. local time Sunday (9:45 p.m. Saturday EST) in the northern Gulf. It did not say what caused the ship to sink.
The tanker had been boarded by U.S. sailors because it was carrying an estimated 1,700 metric tons of Iraqi oil in violation of U.N. sanctions against Iraq, officials said. The tanker had a crew of 14 Iraqis. Ten Iraqis were recovered alive after the tanker sank; one Iraqi was found dead, and three were missing.
In addition to the two American sailors missing, six others were recovered alive, officials said.
The U.S. sailors had boarded the tanker from the USS Peterson, a destroyer whose home port is Norfolk, Va.
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:49:33 AM PST
by
kcvl
To: Peach
Why not wait for the facts before trying to be first.
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:51:11 AM PST
by
OldFriend
To: Peach
If true, I'd like to see if Saddam has the ball bearings to declare war on the U.S. for what, I am sure, he will call, "an act of terrorism".
To: Peach
anything new? What sank it?
To: kcvl
Something does not make any sense about this story. Was there a fight over this tanker? Was it loaded with oil? Enviromental concerns over oil spill? Hmmmm? First shot of the second war with Iraq?
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:53:33 AM PST
by
blam
To: OldFriend
Excuse me, old friend. I reported what I heard on CNN but said that I would like more information because I missed the first minute of the report. And, by the way, CNN has been known to get THEIR facts wrong which is why I turned to FR. Let's not get so touchy with each other, Friend. I've never posted an article here before and wasn't interested in being first, only interested in getting information.
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:55:00 AM PST
by
Peach
To: OldFriend
By the way, Friend - which fact is it that I got incorrect? That we sank the tanker? That's what I heard on CNN and this article which was posted said it is not known what sank the tanker.
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:57:08 AM PST
by
Peach
To: caseyblane
I heard the initial report from CNN. They indicated that the sinking was probably "accidental" in that the loads some of these ships carry cause them to be off-balanced. FWIW (maybe they read a babelfish report!)
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posted on
11/18/2001 6:58:21 AM PST
by
debg
To: kcvl
Since this is AP (as opposed to a translated report) the article implies that as a result of the boarding we now have one sunken ship, two missing and six wounded sailors.
Doesn't sound to routine.
To: Peach
CNN further reported accident. Neither scuttled nor attacked.
Evidently overloaded oil tanker deep in water and listing.
I guess when marines boarded, the tanker flipped over.
To: Peach
"I've never posted an article here before and wasn't interested in being first, only interested in getting information." Thanks for the post Peach. Ignore the hecklers.
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posted on
11/18/2001 7:00:46 AM PST
by
blam
To: ScholarWarrior
"I guess when marines boarded, the tanker flipped over."
Are we to assume that we have some very big marines walking around tipping over ships? I don't know. That just doesn't sound right to me.
To: Peach
With Idiots you just have to tell them to bite your ass!
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posted on
11/18/2001 7:06:39 AM PST
by
cksharks
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
I'd like to see if Saddam has the ball bearings to declare war on the U.S. It is my understanding he did this ten years ago and is yet to sign a peace treaty. He broke the cease fire agreement in June 1991 when he barred U.N. inspectors from taking his nuclear program records.
To: blam
Thanks for the support, blam. (smiles)
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posted on
11/18/2001 7:09:55 AM PST
by
Peach
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