Iran’s attacks on commercial shipping proves need for maritime security
Commercial ships targeted by Iran face a wide variety of threats including drones, mines, piracy or illegal boarding from Iranian-backed vessels and personnel, and an array of cyberattacks.
Iran is being blamed for a drone attack last week against a commercial vessel, killing two crew members, one from the United Kingdom and the other from Romania. The Japanese-owned tanker, the Mercer Street, was sailing under a Liberian flag at the time and traveling from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to an oil terminal in the United Arab Emirates. The vessel is managed by Zodiac Maritime, a UK-based international ship management firm founded by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer and his late father.
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