VOL. XXXI

NO. 26

4-APRIL-1988

GULF SHIPPING

Iran Attacks Three Saudi Related Tankers

Iranian gunboats and frigates last week attacked four vessels, three ofwhich were bound to and from Saudi Arabia. On 27 March, the 24,529 dwtJainarayan Vyos was hit in the engine room some 16 miles northwest of Rasal-Khaimah. The vessel, owned by the Bombay-based Shipping Corporation of India,was in ballast on its way to Jubail to load a cargo of petrochemical products.On 28 March, Iranian gunboats attacked two...