Fujairah oil tanker explosions

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The supertanker AMJAD

No smoke was seen coming from ships in the port at 9:30 local time

Location of the Saudi tankers al Majd and al Marzoqah outside Fujairah on May 12, 2019

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Who knew?

Qatar had prior knowledge of Iran attack on vessels, failed to tell allies: report - Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, November 15, 2019
The report, obtained exclusively by Fox News, claims that Qatar had prior knowledge of the May 12 attack of two Saudi tankers, a Norwegian tanker and a UAE bunkering ship near the port of Fujairah in the vital waterway, which connects the Strait of Hormuz to the Indian Ocean, near the United Arab Emirates.

“Credible intelligence reports indicate that the IRGC-Quds Forces Naval unit is responsible for the Fujairah Port attacks, and the elements of civilian government of Iran, as well as the State of Qatar, were aware of the IRGC’s activities,” the report said.

Ships attacked

Damage to the Andrea Victory

Damage to the hulls of the four oil tankers attacked

AMJAD (Almajd) - Crude oil tanker
IMO 9779800, dwt 300000, built 2017, flag Saudi Arabia.
AL MARZOQAH (Marzouq) - Crude oil tanker
IMO 9165762, dwt 105084, built 1999, flag Saudi Arabia.
MIRAJ (Marij) - Product tanker
IMO 9394741, dwt 7414, built 2007, flag Dominica.
A MICHEL (Alamijal) - Product tanker
IMO 9177674, dwt 6711, built 2007, flag UAE..
FNSA 10 - Product tanker
IMO 9432074, dwt 6453, built 2007, flag UAE.

More...

UAE 'Sabotage Attack:' Norway-registered Tanker Confirmed Damaged Off Fujairah - Reuters via Haarez, May 13, 2019
Incident Report: Vessels ‘sabotaged’ near Fujairah Port - Neptune P2P Group, May 13, 2019

Damage assessment

Saudi Arabia: Oil tankers damaged in 'sabotage attack' - KTVZ News, May 13, 2019
US Officials Claim Iran or Iranian Proxies Damaged Ships in UAE Waters - Report - Sputnik, May 14, 2019
Four oil tankers — two Saudi, one Emirati and one Norwegian — off the coast of the Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, suffered on Sunday what the UAE Foreign Ministry called "sabotage operations." The explosion blew a five-to-10 foot hole in each ship near or just below the water line, a US military team told AP Monday.
Satellite images show no major damage to 'sabotaged' ships - The Associated Press via CBC, May 14, 2019
Satellite Images Show Oil Tankers Allegedly Sabotaged - The Associated Press via NewsMax, May 14, 2019

Attack Iran now!

Saudi Arabian State Media Urges U.S. To 'Hit Iran Hard' With Punitive Airstrikes - Zak Doffman, Forbes, May 16, 2019
Saudi Newspaper, Owned by MBS' Brother, Urges U.S. 'Surgical Strikes' on Iran - Haaretz, May 16, 2019

Analysis

Israel Lobbyist - We Need a False Flag to Start War with Iran! - 88kmitchell, September 25, 2012 (video)
Unconfirmed Reports: American, French Air-Force Attack On 7 Oil Tankers At UAE Part Of Al-Fujairah - Joaquin Flores, Fort Russ, May 12, 2019
On explosions (?) in Fujairah - Colonel Cassad, May 12, 2019
What happened in Fujairah? Were there explosions and fire? - Mikhail Voytenko, Maritime Bulletin, May 12, 2019
At least three of abovementioned tankers, including VLCC and Aframax, are on the AIS, live, no interruptions. There are no auxiliary, or rescue, or fire, boats near them.

Apparently, if there were “acts of sabotage” on or near at least three tankers listed above, first of all VLCC and Aframax, it didn’t happen in port, but on outer anchorage, so news on port being on fire, immersed in dense smoke, can be considered as fake news.
UAE says 4 ships targeted by ‘sabotage’ off its east coast - Jon Gambrell, AP, May 12, 2019
The reported sabotage incident comes after the U.S. Maritime Administration warned Thursday that Iran could target commercial sea traffic.

“Since early May, there is an increased possibility that Iran and/or its regional proxies could take action against U.S. and partner interests, including oil production infrastructure, after recently threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz,” the warning read. “Iran or its proxies could respond by targeting commercial vessels, including oil tankers, or U.S. military vessels in the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, or the Persian Gulf.”

It’s unclear if that is the same perceived threat that prompted the White House to order the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and B-52 bombers to the region on May 4.
UAE Says Four Commercial Ships Targeted By "Sabotage" After Reports Of Tanker Explosions - ZeroHedge, May 12, 2019
From Karbala to al-Fujairah: an act of sabotage may end prospects of a summer war in the Middle East - Elijah J. Magnier, May 13, 2019
Who Really Gains from the Gulf Ship ‘Sabotage’ - Finian Cunningham, Strategic Culture Foundation, May 15, 2019
US-Iran Showdown Is One False-Flag Attack Away From Global Calamity - Robert Bridge, Strategic Culture Foundation, May 18, 2019

2020

U.S. Navy Confirms "Incident" Off Coast Of UAE As Oil Tanker Burns - ZeroHedge, January 29, 2020
British officials: Tanker on fire in Gulf off Sharjah in UAE - Associated Press, January 29, 2020
Emirati officials said they were working to put out the blaze some 21 miles (34 kilometers) off the coast of Sharjah. They identified the ship as the crude oil tanker Zoya 1 and said 16 Indian and Pakistani crew reportedly had been stuck on the vessel for a year, unpaid, trying to come ashore amid a legal dispute over the vessel.

Fujairah oil tanker explosions

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