MT Mercer Street
drone strike · 2021-07-30 · Arabian Sea (off oman)
- Date
- 2021-07-30
- Region
- Arabian Sea
- Vessel
- MT Mercer Street
- IMO
- 9615900
- Flag
- LBR
- Vessel type
- tanker
- Incident type
- drone strike
- Outcome
- damage contained
- Casualties
- 2 killed
Summary
The product tanker Mercer Street — Japanese-owned, Liberian-flagged, Zodiac-operated — was struck by loitering munition drones off the coast of Oman. Two crew members were killed: a Romanian second officer and a British security guard. The US, UK, and Israel attributed the attack to Iran, citing this as a response to prior Israeli strikes on Iranian shipping. The incident triggered the first US-UK-Israel coordinated maritime security statement of the shadow tanker war.
Source
Reporting organisation: IMO Circular Letter
https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/Pages/WhatsNew-Default.aspx
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