The Iranian Attack on Mercer Street & Its Impact on Global Shipping | What's Going on With Shipping?
August 10, 2021
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as posted by the channelOn this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice and Political Science at Campbell University, a former merchant mariner and adjunct professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the US Merchant Marine Academy - reviews the findings of the US Central Command on the the Iranian drone attack against the MT Mercer Street that resulted in the death of two personnel. He discusses the procedures taken by the crew, what the damage to the ship indicates about the scale of the Iranian attack and what may be the future for further attacks and actions.
U.S. Central Command Statement on the Investigation into the Attack on the Motor Tanker Mercer Street
Central Command Press Release
U.S. Says New Iranian ‘Kamikaze’ Drone Killed Two in Merchant Ship Attack; U.K., U.S. Condemn Tehran for Attack
Iranian News Reported Attacks on Iranian Ships
Midrats: Episode 600: Shipping in the time of COVID
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