Limburg oil tanker attacked
Suicide Attack
| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Means of Attack | Suicide boat | |
| Target | MV Limburg, 157,000-ton crude oil tanker | |
| Location | Arabian Sea | |
| Time | Oct. 6, 2002 | |
| Victim Deaths | 12 | ||
| Victim Injuries | 42 | ||
| Attacker Deaths | 1-2 | ||
| Participants | Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (Organizer) 1, Osama bin Laden (Organizer) 1, Fawaz al-Rabihi (Facilitator) | |
 | Participants | Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal (Facilitator) , Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi (Facilitator) | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | A small boat rammed the MV Limburg off the coast of Yemen, damaging its hull and killing on Bulgarian crewman. Some oil escaped, but the vessel remained seaworthy. The attack is significant because it marks al-Qaeda's first successful strike against an oil target. It was believed to have been carried out by al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen.1 | |
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| Sources | |||
| 1'Detainee Biographies,' press release, Director of National Intelligence, Sept. 6, 2006. | |||
| 2'Counterterrorism 2006.' Calendar published by National Counterterrorism Center. | |||
| Photo: U.S. Navy photo | |||
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