VOL. XXXNO. 220-OCTOBER-1986

IRAQ-IRAN

More Attacks on Economic Targets

In the absence of any movement on the ground, both sides in the Gulf war havecontinued, with varying degrees of success, to attack a succession of economictargets both on land and at sea.

Iraq on 11 October attacked the 278,798dwt Liberian-registered Freedomship L(ex-Esso Bilbao) some 30 miles south of Kharg (latitude 28.53 north, longitude50.33 east) while it was loaded with Iranian crude and on its way to Europe. The...