INCIDENT OVER
Event: Wider Conflict Incident
Date and Time: 31 December 2020
Location: Kaz Anchorage, Iraq
Position: 29°33’N, 048°47’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 28nm
Vessel Details
Type: Crude Tanker
L x B: 274.5 x 48.04 m
Speed: 0 – at anchor
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Damage to vessel: None
Damage to cargo: None
Security Present: None
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: Not known
Number of Craft: Not known
Weapons Seen: N/A
Equipment Seen: N/A
Description: Whilst carrying out cargo STS discharge operations a suspicious device was seen attached to the hull of a vessel at anchor. A nearby vessel assisted in taking pictures of
the device – according to some reports the device was spotted after the STS operation when the hull raised higher in the water. This would indicate that it was placed by a dive team. The Iraqi military later confirmed that the device – confirmed as a mine
– was defused by the Iraqi Navy two days after being spotted. All safe.
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