DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Four oil tankers anchored in the Mideast were damaged by what Gulf officials described as “sabotage,” though satellite images obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday showed no major visible damage to the vessels. Possible oil leak on Emirati tankerThe oil tankers were visible in satellite images provided Tuesday to the AP by Colorado-based Maxar Technologies. A boom surrounded the Emirati oil tanker A. Michel, indicating the possibility of an oil leak. Images on Monday of the Norwegian-flagged Andrea Victory, which the company said was “not in any danger of sinking,” showed damage similar to what the firm described. Al-Falih, the Saudi energy minister, said the attacks on the two Saudi tankers happened at 6 a.m. Sunday.

Source: National Post May 14, 2019 19:29 UTC