VOL. XXXI
NO. 7
23-NOVEMBER-1987
GULF SHIPPING
Iraq Hits Tugs at Kharg
Iraqi aircraft have flown numerous sorties against shipping in the Gulf inthe last week, with Baghdad claiming to have attacked at least seven navaltargets in the northern Gulf between 13 and 20 November. However only two ships,both tugs at the Kharg island terminal, are known to have been damaged in theseattacks. The Salvatore, owned by Semco of Singapore, was struck by an Exocetmissile and badly damaged on 13 November, while...
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