While the circumstances of the explosion remain unclear, Dryad Global said it was very possible the blast stemmed from “asymmetric activity by Iranian military. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss unreleased information on the incidents. The officials said it remained unclear what caused the holes. While details of the explosion remained unclear, two American defense officials told the AP that the ship had sustained two holes on its port side and two holes on its starboard side just above the waterline in the blast. She declined to immediately comment further. The US Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet was “aware and monitoring” the situation, Cmdr. Vaptsarov Naval Academy, where Ungar provides support and maritime training, he owns dozens of car-carrying ships and employs thousands of engineers. “I think it is part of the game between Iran and the US, that’s why they are hitting Western ships.”Īccording to the Nikola Y. Ungar said it was most likely linked to previous attacks on shipping in the area. “I don’t think this deliberately targeted an Israeli-owned ship, that has not happened to me before.” “Israeli authorities will investigate this together with me,” he told the Ynet news site. Ungar said he did not know exactly what had hit the vessel, which had several holes, but it was most likely “missiles or a mine placed on the bow.” Hebrew media reported that Ungar is close to Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. He made his fortune in shipping and construction. Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian February 26, 2021Ībraham Ungar, 74, who goes by “Rami,” is the founder of Ray Shipping Ltd., and is known as one of the richest men in Israel. The explosion forced the vessel, reported to be the Helios Ray, to head to the nearest port. It discharged vehicles at several ports in the region, Raja added, including in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, with its last port of call at Dammam.Īn explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing in the Gulf of Oman Friday. The vessel came loaded with cargo from Europe. On Friday at 0230 GMT, the vessel stopped for at least 9 hours east of a main Omani port before making a 360-degree turn and sailing toward Dubai, likely for damage assessment and repairs, he said. Ranjith Raja of the data firm Refinitiv told the AP that the Israeli-owned vessel had left the Persian Gulf Thursday bound for Singapore. It still listed Singapore as its destination on its tracker.Ĭapt. Satellite-tracking data from website showed the Helios Ray had been nearly entering the Arabian Sea around 0600 GMT Friday before it suddenly turned around and began heading back toward the Strait of Hormuz. Damage is seen in the Israeli-owned ship that hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman on February 26, 2021.
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