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US-owned tanker attacked near Iraq was hit by unmanned boats, early findings show

The attack on the US-owned Safesea Vishnu tanker caused a fire and one fatality amid a series of at least 16 similar incidents in the Gulf during the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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Two explosive-laden, unmanned ‌boats rammed the Safesea Vishnu tanker in an Iraqi seaport on Wednesday, sparking a fiery blast that engulfed the vessel's port side in flames and left crew only seconds to react, according to an early assessment conducted by the vessel's ​U.S. owner and operator. "After speaking to the surviving crew members, the attack appears to have ​been deliberate and calculated," New Jersey-based Safesea Group said in a statement.

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US-owned tanker attacked near Iraq was hit by unmanned boats, early findings show

Two explosive-laden, unmanned ‌boats rammed the Safesea Vishnu tanker in an Iraqi seaport on Wednesday, sparking a fiery blast that engulfed the vessel's port side in flames and left crew only seconds to react, according to an early assessment conducted by the vessel's ​U.S. owner and operator.

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Initial findings on the attack on a US tanker off the coast of Iraq indicate that it was caused by unmanned ships loaded with explosives. The ship Zefyros that was loading it was also hit in the same attack.

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Los Angeles: A preliminary assessment by the United States owner and operator of the CVC indicated that two uninhabited boats loaded with explosives had hit the carrier in an Iraqi port on Wednesday, causing a massive explosion, the left side of which was hit by fire and left the crew with only a few seconds to act.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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