VOL. XXXI

NOS. 11/12

21/28-DECEMBER-1987

GULF SHIPPING

Both Sides Keep up Attacks on Gulf Shipping

The Gulf shipping war hascontinued unabated, with both Iraq and Iran carrying out attacks on vessels onan almost daily basis.

On 10 December Iraqi aircraft attacked the 218,457 dwt Iranian shuttle tankerSusangird for the second time in 24 hours, causing over 20 deaths amongst thecrew and extensive damage to the vessel. On the following day Iran retaliatedwith gunboat attacks on two unladen Greek-flag...