#gulf-of-oman

#gulf-of-oman

The blast tore through the engine room of the tanker MKD Vyom without warning on the morning of 1 March. There were immense shock waves and a fireball, says Basis*, a seafarer on one of the first ships to suffer a fatal attack in the Gulf of Oman during the US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran. For one or two seconds, I was knocked out, he says. Everything went black. The power was gone. I looked up fire and thick black smoke was pouring down.

The US is using its fleet of naval vessels to control access to Iranian ports, and in turn restrict Tehran's ability to profit from oil exports in an attempt to put pressure on the country.