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State actor likely behind the tanker attacks off Fujairah

by The Editorial Team
June 7, 2019
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Preliminary findings of the investigation into the coordinated attacks on four oil tankers, that took place in the morning hours of 12 May off the port of Fujairah, revealed that these attacks were ‘part of a sophisticated and coordinated operation carried out by an actor with significant operational capacity, most likely a state actor’.

This was heard as Permanent Representatives to the UN of the United Arab Emirates, Norway, and Saudi Arabia briefed members of the UN Security Council on the preliminary findings of the investigation, on Thursday.

The attacks took place within UAE territorial waters less than 12 nm from the UAE coastline, and UAE authorities have taken the lead in the investigation in coordination with several international partners.

The attacks have been an area of concern for international commercial navigation and the security of global energy supplies.

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The assessment of the damage to the four vessels and the chemical analysis of the debris recovered revealed it was highly likely that limpet mines were used in the attacks on the four vessels on 12 May, the Emirates news agency said citing information from the official statement.

Based on the evaluation of radar data, and the short time several of the targeted vessels had been at anchor prior to the attacks, it appears most likely that the mines were placed on the vessels by divers deployed from fast boats,

…it added.

While investigations are still ongoing, the joint statement said that “these facts are strong indications that the four attacks were part of a sophisticated and coordinated operation carried out by an actor with significant operational capacity, most likely a state actor.”

It went on to note that the above is supported by the following facts:

  • The attacks required intelligence capabilities for the deliberate selection of four oil tankers from among almost 200 vessels of all types that lay at anchor off Fujairah at the time of the attacks. One of the targets was at the opposite end of the anchorage area from the other ships, which indicates that these were premeditated strikes, rather than targets picked at random.
  • The attacks likely required the positive identification of these pre-selected targets by the operatives carrying out the attacks.
  • The attacks required trained divers; the explosive charges were placed with a high degree of precision under the waterline, in ways that were designed to incapacitate the ships without sinking them or detonating their cargoes – indicating minute knowledge of the design of the targeted ships.
  • The attacks required a high degree of coordination among what most likely were several teams of operatives. This included the timed detonation of all four explosive charges, sequenced within less than an hour.
  • The attacks required the expert navigation of fast boats, with understanding of the geographic area, that were able to intrude into UAE territorial waters and to exfiltrate the operatives after delivering the explosive charges.

The UAE, Norway, and Saudi Arabia will also share these preliminary findings with the IMO.

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