VOL. XXXI

NO. 17

1-FEBRUARY-1988

GULF SHIPPING

Iraq Hits Two more Shuttle Tankers

Two out of six claimed strikes by Iraqi aircraft against naval targets in theGulf in the past week have been confirmed, while Iran has attacked only oneship and has as yet to retaliate for the latest raids on its shuttle fleet.

On 22 January - after the attack on the Singapore-flag tanker Havpil reportedin last week's MEES - Iranian gunboats attacked the 31,119 dwt Danish productscarrier Torm Rotna in the Strait of...