Car carrier HELIOS RAY reportedly suffered explosion on board in Gulf of Oman at night Feb 25, while en route from Dammam Saudi Arabia to Singapore. The Arabian Gulf has turned into an arena for confrontation and possible conflict between Iran and Israel now that it has become certain that Iranian elements attacked the MV Helios Ray.The. Israel did not confirm carrying out those strikes, but has previously said it was launching frequent military actions against Iranian deployment or arms handovers within Syria. The MV Helios Ray, a vehicle carrier, was travelling from Saudi Arabia to Singapore when an explosion reportedly ripped holes in both sides of its hull. 26, 2021 at 13:28 by Mikhail Voytenko in Maritime Security. Kan said the Netanyahu interview was pre-recorded on Sunday night, before Syria accused Israel of carrying out missile strikes around southern Damascus. The vessel is en route to the port of Buenaventura, Colombia, sailing at a speed of 17.1 knots and expected to arrive there on Sep 8, 18:00. Tehran has not commented on the incident nor responded to earlier Israeli accusations that it might have been involved. HELIOS RAY Vehicles Carrier, IMO 9690547 VesselFinder Vessels Cargo vessels HELIOS RAY The current position of HELIOS RAY is at East Asia (coordinates 34.99506 N / 129.3422 E) reported 15 hours ago by AIS. UAE fuel Special 95 to cost Dhs2.01 per litre, Super 98 Dhs2.12 per litreĪsked if Israel would retaliate, he repeated previous statements about his determination to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capacity and added: “We are striking at it (Iran) all over the region.” Palestinians praise UAE's move to provide COVID-19 vaccine to Gaza ISWNews Analysis Group: The incident took place last night at 23:00 on the Bahamas-flagged MV Helios Ray, which was moving a cargo from the port of Dammam. That is clear,” Netanyahu told Kan radio.

The Israeli-owned cargo ship, Helios Ray, sits docked in port after arriving earlier in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The MV Helios Ray, a vehicle-carrier ship, was hit between Thursday and Friday morning by a blast above the water line that a US official said ripped holes in both sides of its hull. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran on Monday for a blast aboard an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week but sidestepped a question on whether Israel would retaliate. Israeli media has run reports saying the assessment in Israel is that Iran was behind the blast.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Iranian authorities have not publicly commented on the ship.

The blast hit as the ship was sailing from the Saudi port Dammam out of the Gulf of Oman, forcing it to turn to Dubai for inspection. The Helios Ray had discharged cars at various ports in the Persian Gulf before making its way out of the Middle East toward Singapore. Ship HELIOS RAY (Vehicles Carrier) Registered in Bahamas - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9690547, MMSI 311000321, Call Sign C6BO7 We value your privacy Oops This content failed to load. Tehran denied any role in the suspected assaults, which happened near the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil choke point. The blast on the ship on Friday recalled a string of attacks on foreign oil tankers in 2019 the US Navy blamed on Iran. Iran has sought to pressure President Joe Biden's administration to grant the sanctions relief it received under the accord with world powers that former president Donald Trump abandoned. MV Helios Ray leaves Dubai port after repairs and heads toward Arabian Sea, according to satellite-tracking data. It remains unclear what caused the blast but the incident comes amid sharply rising tension between the US and Iran over its unravelling 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran is Israel’s greatest enemy, and we are striking it everywhere in the region, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of reported airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria, two days after explosions in the Gulf of Oman rocked the MV Helios Ray. Although the crew was unharmed in the blast, the vessel sustained two holes on its port side. Although the crew was unharmed in the blast the vessel sustained two holes on its port side and two on its starboard side just above the waterline, according to American defence officials. The hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sat at dry dock facilities at Dubai’s Port Rashid on Sunday. An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai's port for repairs, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran.Īn Associated Press journalist on Sunday saw the Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry dock facilities in Dubai. On Thursday night, close to the time that the giant MV Helios Ray, an Israeli owned ship flying the Bahamian flag was struck by missiles or mines attached.

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