The World - News from March 18, 1986
Iraqi jet fighters fired missiles at an Iranian-chartered supertanker, setting it ablaze in the Persian Gulf, shipping executives said. The 262,200-ton Cypriot supertanker Achievement was hit about 80 miles south of Iran’s main Kharg Island oil terminal. No casualties were reported.
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