The Alpine Eternity oil tanker has been attacked by a number of small Iranian crafts in international waters, according to Reuters.
The Singapore-flagged oil tanker was fired at by Iranian craft on Thursday and had previously collided with an Iranian oil drilling platform in March. Efforts have since been made to resolve the issue, the owner told Reuters on Friday.
The owner, South Maritime Pte Ltd, and manager, Transpetrol TM, said in a joint statement that the tanker collided with an uncharted object on March 21 in the Middle East Gulf, which was later identified as an Iranian jacket platform. No one was injured and no pollution was spilled.
“Since the March 21 incident, there has been a continuous dialogue between the owners/drilling contractor of the offshore structure, and representatives of the vessel and their liability insurers,” they said in the statement.
“Owners and managers can see no reason why the Iranian authorities should try to seize the vessel, given the advanced state of negotiations and ongoing dialogue with the Iranian counterparts.”
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