Posted on Jun 14, 2019

‘Flying Object’ Struck Tanker in Gulf of Oman, Operator Says, Not a Mine

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One of the tankers that were attacked in the Gulf of Oman was struck by a flying object, the ship’s Japanese operator said on Friday, disputing at least part of the account of United States officials who had blamed Iran for the attack.
“Our crew said that the ship was attacked by a flying object,” said Yutaka Katada, the president of the operator, Kokuka Sangyo.

Mr. Katada said that the holes in Kokuka Courageous were well above its waterline. “There is zero possibility that they were torpedoes,” he added.

‘Flying Object’ Struck Tanker in Gulf of Oman, Operator Says, Not a Mine

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The Sum of All Fears (2002) - Aircraft Carrier is Attacked

A clip from The Sum of All Fears (2002) - Aircraft Carrier is Attacked Enjoy!

The fog of War. At least we know it wasn't a silkworm or exocet missile. Was it an accident or was it an attack?

https://youtu.be/rY7v21Zy1yE

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LTC (Join to see) intelligence or spook knowledge or spidey sense

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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LTC (Join to see) - Little Bit of Both and It Seems My Partner on Iran Concurs "Japanese Owners say damage was on PORT (left) side of the ship. The US video shows the STARBOARD (right) side of the ship. Jesus! This is a set-up". ISC Andrew Nieto USN(R)

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel please explain the comment this is a setup.

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MCPO Hilary Kunz

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LTC (Join to see) - he quoted a Navy photo analyst. One party, (the US) it seems, says that the ship was hit starboard, the other (Japanese Master) says port. Seems fishy, like the Vincennes affair with Iran in the early 90’s. They said CommAir, it was flying an attack profile and the bodies in the water had been dead before takeoff. I think the Iranians don’t think too hard.

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