"A crew member saw light on the horizon just before the explosion, so (ship owner Mitsui O.S.K.) believes there is a possibility it was caused by an outside attack," Japan's ministry said in a statement.
Iranian version of Cheonan?
Oman's coastguard said there was no evidence of any attack on the tanker and instead cited an earthquake.
"The boat was hit by a tremor ...we have no information of an attack," an Omani coastguard official told Reuters.
Really....? A tremor at sea and no tsuanmi reported....? How absurd.
1 posted on
07/28/2010 9:07:24 AM PDT by
edpc
To: edpc
Evil spirits, islam is chock-full of them...
2 posted on
07/28/2010 9:10:17 AM PDT by
null and void
(We are now in day 550 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: edpc
I’m thinking this will be on Whale Wars in a few months.
3 posted on
07/28/2010 9:11:17 AM PDT by
wastedyears
(The Founders revolted for less.)
To: edpc
I think it is Godzilla’s fault LOL!
4 posted on
07/28/2010 9:11:53 AM PDT by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
To: edpc
Yeah, because underwater earthquakes cause huge oil tankers to explode ALL THE DAMN TIME.
Either this thing got hit by a missile attack from a small boat or it ran over a mine leftover from back when the Iranians were mining the Gulf. Or, possibly, there was some sort of accident onboard. But an earthquake? Oh please.
}:-)4
5 posted on
07/28/2010 9:13:36 AM PDT by
Moose4
(November 2, 2010--the day that "YES WE CAN" becomes "OH NO YOU DIN'T")
To: edpc
Every other day now there seems to be a new oil leak somewhere, yesterday there were 2 new ones, I find all this to be very suspicious.
6 posted on
07/28/2010 9:14:26 AM PDT by
jim35
(Tea Party former Republican)
To: edpc
More “testing” by the Iranian-N.Korean axis?
7 posted on
07/28/2010 9:15:38 AM PDT by
Diogenesis
(Article IV - Section 4 - The United States shall protect each of them against Invasion)
To: edpc
Question,Was Allahu Akbar heard before the explosion?
8 posted on
07/28/2010 9:25:05 AM PDT by
Cheetahcat
(Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
To: edpc
Time for the return of the Imperial Japanese Navy
To: edpc
Despite reports from UAE sources that the damage was caused by an excessively large wave caused by recent seismic activity in the region, MOL are adamant that the ship suffered an assault. A crew member claims he saw a flash on the horizon followed immediately by an explosion.
'External Attack' on MOL Vessel off Omani Coast
14 posted on
07/28/2010 9:49:50 AM PDT by
Pan_Yan
To: Jet Jaguar; AmericanInTokyo; TigerLikesRooster; Cindy; All
28 posted on
07/28/2010 11:38:49 AM PDT by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
To: edpc
There is a picture of the damage up now:
The damaged M. Star arrives in Fujairah to be examined. WAM
There is a larger picture here but I won't post it because it is AP:
29 posted on
07/28/2010 3:43:05 PM PDT by
Pan_Yan
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