DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The firm managing an oil tanker attacked off Oman’s coast says two of its crew were killed in the assault. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the Thursday night raid targeting the Liberian-flagged tanker Mercer Street. However, a U.S. official said a so-called suicide drone was used. An Israeli security official alleged, without providing evidence, that an Iranian drone had attacked the ship. The company managing the Liberian-flagged Mercer Street said the two slain crew members came from the United Kingdom and Romania. The assault represented the worst-known maritime violence so far in regional attacks over the past two years that the U.S., Israel and others have blamed on Iran.
Ship tied to Israeli billionaire attacked off Oman, 2 killed
