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A Maltese-flagged Aframax tanker was damaged by a floating mine off the coast of Bir Ali, Yemen last week, according to Iranian reports. <\/p>\n
Recently-founded Iranian outlet Iran Press News Agency has reported that the crude tanker Syra was damaged in a "collision with marine mines" at the Al-Nashimah oil port (Bir Ali). While IP claimed that the vessel was sunk, the Syra was broadcasting AIS and under way in the Gulf of Oman on Friday. <\/p>\n
Sea mines feature regularly in the Yemeni civil war. Houthi rebel militias have previously used improvised mines to attack Saudi coalition vessels, in addition to remote-controlled "bomb boats" with active human guidance.<\/p>\n
Control of southern Yemen is contested between the internationally-recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the forces of the Southern Transitional Council, a breakaway faction backed by the United Arab Emirates. South Yemen was a separate country (People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) until 1990, and secessionist sentiment remains. <\/p>\n
The Safer Production and Exploration Company resumed crude production in southern Yemen after a five-year shutdown just last year, according to Al-Masdar. The company's initial focus has been on restoring the supply for the Al-Nashimah port for exports. <\/p>\n
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