IRAQ-IRAN-KUWAIT

Kuwaiti Tanker Attacked by Iran 

An Iranian helicopter gunship on 25 December attacked the 294,739 dwt Kuwaiti tanker Kazimah, owned by the state-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), while anchoring at a point seven miles off the Qatari Island of Halul. The Kazimah was loaded with 290,000 tons of Kuwaiti crude oil and inside Qatari territorial waters when it was attacked at 1250 GMT. An anti-armor rocket hit one of the life boats and the vessel proceeded on its...