An Israeli cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion last week has left the port of Dubai and is moving across the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, satellite tracking data showed. The suspected attack has raised tensions in the area.
The giant MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged roller-coaster, was sailing off the coast of Omani towards the Arabian Sea, according to satellite discovery data from the MarineTraffic.com website, days after crashing. coming to Dubai in repair.
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A Bahamian-flagged MV Helios Ray cargo ship sank in Mina Rashid in Dubai
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Overnight, the ship passed through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Gulf of Persia through which a third of the oil traded by the sea flows. His destination was unclear.
Last week, an explosion hit the cargo ship in the same waterway, raising warnings about the safety of ships in the Mideast. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Israel’s regional enemy of attacking the ship. Iran hastily denied the allegation.
Tensions between Iran and the West have escalated in recent weeks as Iran accelerates its nuclear program, trying to pressure the United States to ease the sanctions it has received. passed under their 2015 nuclear treaty with world powers.
In the current standoff, both sides are calling for the next move first to return to the treaty, which was abandoned by former President Donald Trump nearly three years ago.
It is not clear what caused the explosion, which caused two holes in the side of the ship’s port and two on the side of the star, just above the waterline. Recall the incident in the summer of 2019, when the U.S. military blamed Iran for a series of suspicious attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Persia.
The Navy had said Iran was using limpet mines – designed to be magnetically attached to a ship’s hull – to hit some of the ships. Iran denied any involvement in the suspected attacks.