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Tanker attacks spread deeper into the Gulf
Commercial shipping has been attacked deeper in the Gulf beyond the Strait of Hormuz, with a fully laden VLCC hit off the UAE and another tanker struck in the strait over the weekend, according to the source.
The source reports that attacks on commercial shipping are spreading deeper into the Gulf as Iran widens its campaign beyond Hormuz. A fully laden very large crude carrier was struck off the UAE, and another tanker was hit in the strait over the weekend.
The Panama-flagged, 302,000 dwt Gem No.2 was struck by an unidentified projectile on Friday; the supplied text is truncated after noting a position about 13 nautical miles west. The source does not provide further confirmed details in the available material.
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