VOL. XXXI

NO. 8

30-NOVEMBER-1987

GULF SHIPPING

Iran Attack Five Times

Salvage executives in the Gulf are now reported to have confirmed that threeof Iran's shuttle tankers were hit during the wave of attacks launched by Iraqagainst shipping last week (MEES, 23 November). The vessels concerned are the249,980 dwt Maltese-registered Free Enterprise on 18 November and two tankersowned by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), the 300,008 dwt Tochal on19 November and the 69,498 dwt Tabriz on 20...