Word: fujairah
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days later the Texaco Caribbean was slowly steaming south through the Gulf of Oman. Flying the Panamanian flag, the tanker had just loaded up with Iranian oil at Larak Island terminal in the Persian Gulf. Suddenly, eight miles from the United Arab Emirates' port of Fujairah, an explosion rocked the ship, ripping a gash ten feet wide in its hull. As oil oozed into the sea and sailors hosed down the deck, the Texaco Caribbean limped farther offshore to avoid contaminating nearby beaches with oil. Western diplomats speculated that the device was intended for the U.S.-escorted tanker convoy, which...
...dispatch from Iran's official news agency quoted a naval commander as saying his ships would start minesweeping operations today, in international waters not specified, but would not work in the Fujairah area without permission...
...Saudi coast guard ship hit a mine 10 to 20 miles off the village of Khafji, more than 550 miles northwest of the Fujairah anchorage, according to a police officer contacted by telephone in Khafji...
...American oil companies Mobil and Chevron told their tankers to avoid the anchorage, where 50 or more ships often can be found at once, and to stay at least 25 miles from shore. The closed area extends seven miles off the coast of Fujairah, one of seven sheikdoms that make up the Emirates, and five along...
Coast guard patrols in Fujairah ordered ships away from the 35-square-mile area after an Arab vessel reported sighting the sixth mine early yesterday...