Oil tanker incident
Mercer Street
29 July 2021
Arabian Sea, off Oman
What happened
The Mercer Street was struck by a series of one-way-attack drones off the coast of Oman; the final, successful strike killed a British security guard and a Romanian crew member. US Central Command's investigation attributed the attack to Iran.
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- Vessel / facility
- Products/chemical tanker
- Cargo
- Not specified in cited reporting
- Attack
- Series of explosive one-way-attack UAV strikes; fatal strike
- Latitude
- 18.0000°
- Longitude
- 59.5000°
Attribution
Attributed to Iran
US Central Command's investigation concluded Iran conducted the attack; Iran denied responsibility.
Approximate marker in the Arabian Sea off Oman.