In the Gulf of Oman from the torpedoed tanker evacuated 12 Russians

In the Gulf of Oman from the torpedoed tanker evacuated 12 Russians

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In the Gulf of Oman two tankers were subjected to torpedo attack. One of these vessels, the crew consisted partly of the Russians.

From the tanker the Altair Front evacuated 12 Russian sailors. About it “Interfax” was informed in the press service of the Russian trade Union of seamen.

Alleged torpedo attack on two large tanker, which was carrying the load, “related to Japan”, said earlier in the Ministry of trade of Japan. The object of the attack was the Japanese Kokuka Courageous, which goes under the flag of Panama, and Front Altair, which is owned by the Bermuda company Frontline and sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands.

Iranian television channel PressTV also reported that two of the oil vessel after the attack on them lit up. In the area of location of the courts was heard the sounds of explosions. Seaport of Pakistan and Oman have received distress signals from the crews of the tankers.

That team in Front Altair are citizens of Russia, Georgia and the Philippines, the newspaper Verdens Gang said the representative of the company-shipowner. The operator of the vessel is a Dubai-based International Tanker Management.

With Altair Front just evacuated 23 people, none of them was hurt. From the tanker Kokuka Courageous shot 21 sailor, among them there is one victim. Owner’s representative Kokuka Courageous told CNN that the ship, presumably, was twice torpedoed, damage got the hull from the starboard side. Affected vessels helped, in particular, the sailors of the Fifth fleet of the U.S. Navy.

“According to recent reports, all saved by the sailors in the port city Jask (Iran. – Approx. NEWSru.com), – quotes TASS of the press attache of the Russian Embassy in Teheran Andrei Ganenko. – Their life is not in danger, they are fed. The process of establishing a national identity. According to unconfirmed reports, Russian citizens are among these sailors, their number is specified”.

According to Ganenko, the situation is complicated by the fact that now in Iran the weekend, so getting information is difficult, in this case, “the Embassy keeps the issue under control.”

Additionally, in may, Saudi Arabia said the oil tanker was attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Washington announced that the likely culprit is Iran, but the Iranian side has denied involvement in the incident. The explosions of the court was seriously damaged.