5 Missiles Fired at British Tanker, Miss
An Iranian gunboat fired five missiles at a British tanker but missed, and the vessel continued its voyage through the Strait of Hormuz unharmed, marine salvage executives said Saturday.
The 47,989-ton Isomeria was attacked overnight shortly after it lost its escort, a British warship that had encountered technical problems and could not go farther, said the executives, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Isomeria, owned by Shell Tankers Ltd. of Britain, was en route to Kuwait to pick up a shipment of liquefied gas when it was attacked.
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