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Seems the Mad Mullahs of Iran are feeling free to cause a little havoc in what they consider “Their” pond. Last month four oil tankers anchored in the Gulf were damaged by what officials described as sabotage, and now this, claimed as a torpedo attack on two more tankers. <\/p>\n
Iran’s belligerence in the Gulf in the late 1980s led to Operation Earnest Will<\/em><\/a> , in which U.S. warships escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers to protect them from Iranian attacks. This turned into Operation Praying Mantis<\/em><\/a> when the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts<\/em><\/em><\/a> struck a mine that nearly sank the ship. Subsequent discovery of additional mines by US Navy Divers revealed the serial numbers matched those of mines seized along with the Iran Ajr<\/em> the previous September.<\/p>\n In retaliation, Operation Prating Mantis<\/em> resulted in American Marines, ships and aircraft destroying Iranian naval and intelligence facilities on two oil platforms in the Persian Gulf, and sinking at least three armed Iranian speedboats, one Iranian frigate and one fast attack gunboat. One other Iranian frigate was damaged in the battle. <\/p>\n Now this.<\/p>\n Elements of the U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet were called to assist two oil tankers early Thursday morning, in distress after a \u201creported attack on tankers in the Gulf of Oman.\u201d The second tanker, Kokuka Courageous, was damaged in a \u201csuspected attack\u201d that breached the hull above the water line while on passage from Saudi Arabia to Singapore, according to Bernhard Schulte Ship management.<\/p>\n The 5th Fleet said it had sent naval forces to the area to assist the two vessels.<\/p>\n Guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) is providing assistance to ships that had called for help, spokesperson Cmdr. Joshua Frey told USNI News on Thursday morning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read the entire article here: Breitbart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nThe Bahrain-based force released scant details of the attack on the vessels. No blame was laid or state actor\/terrorist organization named by ship operators or authorities in Oman or neighboring United Arab Emirates.
\nOne of the ships, the Norwegian-owned MT Front Altair, was \u201csuspected of being hit by a torpedo\u201d, according to Taiwan\u2019s state-owned petrol company. The ship was on fire, its owners said.<\/p>\n