Iraqi authorities report suspected sabotage on oil tankers; search underway for ‘missing’.
An attack on oil tankers near Iraq killed one crew member, Iraqi state television reported on Thursday, citing port authorities.
Farhan Al-Fartousi, from Iraq’s General Company for Ports, told state television that 38 crew members had been rescued so far, and the search continues for those still missing.
He did not provide details on the nationalities of the victims or who was responsible for the attack.
The Iraqi government’s media cell told the national news agency INA that “two tankers were subject to sabotage.”
