Two Tankers Attacked In Iraq Waters, Oil Terminals Suspended (1)

Two oil tankers have been attacked in Iraqi waters, according to the country’s state oil marketer, prompting the nation’s oil terminals to suspend operations.

Iraq’s State Organization for Marketing of Oil, or SOMO, named the tankers as Marshall Islands-flagged Safesea Vishnu and Malta-flagged Zefyros.

The “two oil tankers were subjected to a cowardly act of sabotage,” Iraqi Lieutenant General Saad Maan said in comments carried by the state-run Iraqi News agency, adding that the attacks took place within the country’s territorial waters.

Vessels Safesea Vishnu and Zefyros were attacked near the Iraqi coast

Safesea Vishnu was chartered by a company that’s contracted with SOMO, according to a statement posted ...