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kpete

(71,997 posts)
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 10:23 AM Jun 2019

Tanker owner seems to dispute U.S. account of Gulf of Oman attack

The Japanese owner of the Kokuka Courageous, one of two oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, said Friday that sailors on board saw "flying objects" just before it was hit, suggesting the vessel wasn't damaged by mines.

That account contradicts what the U.S. military said as it released a video Friday it said shows Iranian forces removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the two ships that were hit.

The Japanese tanker was attacked twice Thursday, damaging the vessel and forcing all 21 crew members to evacuate.

Company president Yutaka Katada said Friday he believes the flying objects seen by the sailors could have been bullets. He denied any possibility of mines or torpedoes because the damage was above the ship's waterline. He called reports of a mine attack "false."



https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/oil-tanker-attacks-gulf-of-oman-tanker-owner-seems-to-dispute-us-account-of-gulf-of-oman-attack-today-2019-06-14/?__twitter_impression=true


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Tanker owner seems to dispute U.S. account of Gulf of Oman attack (Original Post) kpete Jun 2019 OP
So a Japanese owned tanker was attacked by Iran malaise Jun 2019 #1
Don't forget what Rep. Schiff said about faked videos 2naSalit Jun 2019 #2
Small missiles fired from UAVs? nt Cognitive_Resonance Jun 2019 #3
Fool me once bahrbearian Jun 2019 #4
When my alarm went off this morning, I thought it was because we were at war with Iran Beringia Jun 2019 #5
I'm shocked!!! SHOCKED I tell you!!! GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #6

malaise

(269,062 posts)
1. So a Japanese owned tanker was attacked by Iran
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 10:25 AM
Jun 2019

while the Japan PM was visiting Iran.

Yep - and I'm a virgin

how gullible is humanity?

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
2. Don't forget what Rep. Schiff said about faked videos
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 10:31 AM
Jun 2019

meant to falsely confirm lies or create them.

Beringia

(4,316 posts)
5. When my alarm went off this morning, I thought it was because we were at war with Iran
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 11:25 AM
Jun 2019

Never had that happen before.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
6. I'm shocked!!! SHOCKED I tell you!!!
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 11:30 AM
Jun 2019

Yet, our whore media is still pushing the lie that the "only explanation" is that they're "covering their tracks" in that video. Never mind that his is an oil tanker, and they might, maybe, perhaps not want it exploding and leaking oil all over the goddamn place. This whole thing has reeked from the start, and it's becoming more and more obvious that we're getting played into another fucking war.

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