At least one dead, 38 rescued after two foreign oil tankers catch fire

At least one person has died and 38 others have been rescued after two foreign oil tankers were left ablaze in the Persian Gulf after coming under attack in Iraq’s territorial waters. Farhan al-Fartousi, the director general of the Iraqi Ports Company, told CNN that the 38 rescued crew were all of foreign nationalities but did not provide details on injuries or damage to the ships.

“Until now, we do not know the nature of the explosions that occurred on the two vessels,” he said. Reuters reported that an initial investigation by Iraqi security officials found that explosive-laden Iranian boats had hit the two tankers. The ships on fire are the Maltese-flagged Zefyros and the Marshallese-flagged Safesea Vishnu. #oiltank #explosion #Iraq #worldnews