Two reported dead in attack on Israeli-operated ship near Oman
Iran was suspected in the attack on the UAE-bound Mercer Street, which is connected to an Israeli billionaire businessman.
A ship linked to a prominent Israeli tycoon reportedly was targeted off the coast of Oman in an attack that killed two crew members, the company that manages the vessel said Friday.
Zodiac Maritime said in a statement that a “suspected piracy incident” had targeted the Japanese-owned, Liberian-flagged oil tanker M/T Mercer Street, which was traveling to the United Arab Emirates from Tanzania.
“At the time of the incident the vessel was in the northern Indian Ocean, traveling from Dar es Salaam to Fujairah with no cargo onboard,” said the UK-based company owned by Israeli billionaire businessman Eyal Ofer.
Zodiac Maritime said the “incident” killed a Romanian national and a British national, and it was “not aware of harm to any other personnel.” It did not elaborate on the nature of the attack.
