Was 4, know 6 ships lose control in the Gulf of Oman.

Earlier this week Iran had used a drone to attack a ship killing 2.

Talked about here:
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Setting up this thread as it's bizarre of how this is playing out.

Earlier today 2 ships lost control in the Gulf of Oman, Then it was 4 and now 6.

The vessels — oil tankers called Queen Ematha, the Golden Brilliant, Jag Pooja and Abyss — announced around the same time via their Automatic Identification System trackers that they were “not under command,” according to MarineTraffic.com. That typically means a vessel has lost power and can no longer steer.

www.timesofisrael.com...
Reports that Iranian-backed forces may have seized Asphalt Princess tanker; British military calls it a ‘potential hijack’

Shipping authority Lloyd’s List and maritime intelligence firm Dryad Global both identified the vessel involved as Panama-flagged asphalt tanker Asphalt Princess. The vessel’s owner, listed as Emirati free zone-based Glory International, could not immediately be reached for comment late Tuesday.

The six vessels announced around the same time via their Automatic Identification System trackers that they were “not under command,” according to MarineTraffic.com. That typically means a vessel has lost power and can no longer steer.

How in the hell are they able to get these ships to lose it's power? An E.M.P. ?

This is still breaking and ongoing and going and going.

And Going...

Makes me wonder was the Evergreen was a test run?

a reply to: Bigburgh

Interesting considering this I saw earlier.

In a statement, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) advised shipping near Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman to exercise extreme caution.

It has not given any details of the incident or the vessels involved.
www.bbc.co.uk...

a reply to: Bigburgh

The U.S. Army is testing something called "Raytheon's Phaser".

Which is a massive EMP weapon that can shut down an entire drone swarms with a single burst.

But It's essentially a microwave transmitter mounted on a 20foot long shipping container.

Im thinking it might be a little beyond Iran's technological capabilities to create EMP drones powerful enough to immobilise what i assume to be 6 massive ships.

Interesting all the same that they all lose control one after the other in such a short span of time.

Hello new war.

a reply to: Bigburgh

I believe that “not under command” means that the rudder is not responding to commands from the helm. Could just mean that someone physically jammed or disabled the rudders of these ships.

The question is why is Iran doing this at this particular time?

I think it has to have something to do with the negotiations to restore limitations on their nuclear program. Seems like they either want to scuttle those negotiations entirely or come out the other side with a better deal (I.e., fewer sanctions).

a reply to: Bigburgh

Looks like at least one has been boarded.

The UK has reported a "potential hijack" of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, as a security source said a tanker appears to have been seized.

UK Maritime Trade Operations, a part of the Ministry of Defence, described the incident around 60 miles (97km) east of Fujairah as a "potential hijack".

A group of eight or nine armed individuals are believed to have boarded the vessel, named Asphalt Princess, the security source told Sky News.
news.sky.com...

Perhaps the others have gone dark.

a reply to: bluemooone2

Thank you for this

Are talking disabled or hijacked here is the last position on Marine Traffic, says it is under way

www.marinetraffic.com...:383623/mmsi:374947000/imo:7382988/vessel:ASPHALT_PRINCESS


Latest Position
Position Received: 2021-08-03 19:25 UTC
7 minutes ago

Vessel's Local Time:
2021-08-03 23:25 LT (UTC +4)

Area: AG - Oman Gulf

Current Port: -

Latitude / Longitude: 25.08533° / 57.44599°

Status: Underway using Engine

Speed/Course: 0.8 kn / 348 °

AIS Source: 5854

a reply to: andy06shake

It may be beyond Iran's capabilities but it is not beyond Israel's capabilities.

Not that Israel would ever stage an attack and blame one of their enemies for it... right?

Thanks everyone in here so far.
I'm absolutely flabbergasted as to how... wha.. wow just wow.

a reply to: putnam6

Not sure if Disabled or Hijacked just yet.

Whoa..this is pretty crazy, I think a big aspect of future warfare will be this kind of thing.

Debka............ "At least three maritime security sources report that five civilian vessels, four of them tankers, were on Tuesday night, Aug. 3, under attack possibly hijacked by Iranian or proxy forces." www.debka.com...

Add this to Iran murdering a Brit and Romanian on the container ship yesterday

Add this to Iran firing missiles into Israel from Lebanon using their proxy Hezbollah through the northern border

Add this to Iran attacking Israel from Gaza using their proxy Hamas with fire balloons causing wild fires all over southern Israel

a reply to: REDMORGAN

Apparently Russia is a main contender since the Cold War and has experimented with the design and effects of EMP bombs.

But any nation that has the capability and technology will probably be doing so somewhere or another.

This article may interest you.

www.everycrsreport.com...

As to Israel being the instigator, i don't really have a clue.

Heard on Agenda Free another ship Jag Pooja is showing "not under command"

a reply to: putnam6

Yes that was one of the first 2 reported

But looks like this ( all 6 ships ) all went within minutes of each other, not hours.

a reply to: Bigburgh
I had heard on my way home from work that a tanker may have been hijacked. But this puts a different twist on it.

So weird looking at the Asphalt Princess's track it looks like it came close to a Chinese ship, and altered course. Unless I'm misreading the track