Trump administration providing ‘false’ information about Gulf of Oman attack, says Japanese tanker owner
Chief executive of Japanese company operating Kokuka Courageous says 'flying objects' were cause of damage to vessel
The owner of the Japanese tanker attacked on Thursday said US reports have provided “false” information about what happened in the
Gulf of Oman.
The ship operator said “flying objects” that may have been bullets were the cause of damage to the vessel, rather than mines used by Iranian forces, as the US has suggested.
Yutaka Katada, chief executive of the Japanese company operating the ship called
Kokuka Courageous, one of two vessels attacked near the
Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, said the damage could not have been caused by mines or torpedos that are shot underwater, since the damage was reportedly above the ship’s waterline.
“It seems that something flew towards them. That created the hole, is the report I’ve received,” Mr Katada said at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday, the
Financial Times reported. Mr Katada also
described reports of a mine attack as "false" according to several outlets in attendance at the press conference.
Donald Trump’s administration has meanwhile insisted the attacks were carried out by
Iran, which has denied having any involvement in either of the two incidents.
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