The World - News from May 28, 1986
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Firefighters battled to save a blazing tanker and its $30 million cargo of crude oil, three days after it was hit in an Iraqi missile attack in the Persian Gulf. Six tugboats were at the scene, about 60 miles north of the Saudi port of Jubail. Shippong sources said flames have engulfed most of the aft section of the W. Enterprise, but that so far its cargo of Iranian crude oil was safe. Ten injured crewmen are reportedly being treated in Iran.
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