The World - News from March 2, 1986

An Iraqi air attack crippled a Liberian-registered oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, a spokesman for the vessel’s operators said in Hong Kong. The attack occurred 60 miles south of Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal, where the ship, the 105,000-ton Energy Courage, was heading. All 24 Korean crew members were unhurt, and the empty ship was being towed to Bahrain, the spokesman said. Meanwhile, Iranian troops in northern Iraq pushed within 13 miles of the provincial capital of Sulaymaniyah, Tehran radio said.