Although the crew was unharmed in the blast, the vessel sustained two holes on its port side. The ship continued her sailing but several hours later turned back, and as of 1200 UTC Feb 26, is heading towards Persian Gulf. The hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sat at dry dock facilities at Dubai’s Port Rashid on Sunday. Increasingly Iran is also becoming fearful of improving relations between Israel and the Gulf states. Car carrier HELIOS RAY reportedly suffered explosion on board in Gulf of Oman at night Feb 25, while en route from Dammam Saudi Arabia to Singapore. Tensions between Israel and Iran remain fraught, especially in light of increased signs of rapprochement between Iran and the Biden administration. The MV HELIOS RAY is owned by HELIOS Ltd an Israeli company registered in the Isle of Man.
Such activity would be commensurate with current tensions and Iranian intent to exercise forceful diplomacy through military means within its immediate area of interest. Whilst details regarding the incident remain unclear it remains a realistic possibility that the event was the result of asymmetric activity by Iranian military. Dryad Global, a maritime intelligence firm, identified the stricken vessel as the MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged roll-on, roll-off vehicle cargo ship. The vehicle-carrier ship is owned by a Tel-Aviv based company called Ray Shipping through a company registered in the Isle of Man, according to a U.N. defence official said the blast left holes in both sides of the vessel's hull. The vessel appears to be returning to port of origin. An Israeli-owned ship, the MV HELIOS RAY, was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman overnight Thursday and a U.S. Was the terrorist attack on the Israeli-owned cargo ship MV Helios Ray in the Gulf of Oman an. The vessel is understood to have been approximately 44nm NW Muscat when the explosion occurred. A rather important debate has raged within Israel’s defense establishment over the past week. The vessel is understood to have been inbound Singapore from Danmmam Saudi Arabia. Israel did not confirm carrying out those strikes, but has previously said it was launching frequent military actions against Iranian deployment or arms handovers within Syria.Reporting indicates that the Vehicle Carrier MV HELIOS RAY (IMO9690547) has suffered an explosion within the Gulf of Oman. Ship HELIOS RAY (Vehicles Carrier) Registered in Bahamas - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9690547, MMSI 311000321, Call Sign C6BO7 We value your privacy Oops This content failed to load. Kan said the Netanyahu interview was pre-recorded on Sunday night, before Syria accused Israel of carrying out missile strikes around southern Damascus.
Tehran has not commented on the incident nor responded to earlier Israeli accusations that it might have been involved. HELIOS RAY (IMO: 9690547) is a Vehicles Carrier that was built in 2015 (7 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Bahamas. UAE fuel Special 95 to cost Dhs2.01 per litre, Super 98 Dhs2.12 per litreĪsked if Israel would retaliate, he repeated previous statements about his determination to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capacity and added: “We are striking at it (Iran) all over the region.” Palestinians praise UAE's move to provide COVID-19 vaccine to Gaza That is clear,” Netanyahu told Kan radio. The vessel HELIOS RAY (IMO: 9690547, MMSI 311000321) was built in 2015 (7 years old) and is currently sailing under the flag of Bahamas. The vessel is en route to the port of Tianjin, sailing at a speed of 18.5 knots and expected to arrive there on Aug 14, 8 AM. The Israeli-owned cargo ship, Helios Ray, sits docked in port after arriving earlier in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The current position of HELIOS RAY is at coordinates 46.6245 N / 161.477 W, reported 34 minutes ago by AIS. The MV Helios Ray, a vehicle-carrier ship, was hit between Thursday and Friday morning by a blast above the water line that a US official said ripped holes in both sides of its hull. Kayhan, Irans leading ultraconservative daily, claimed the vessel was a. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran on Monday for a blast aboard an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week but sidestepped a question on whether Israel would retaliate. Tehran hard-liners admit Iran attacked Israeli ship off Oman. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Tehran is Israel’s greatest enemy, and we are striking it everywhere in the region, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of reported airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria, two days after explosions in the Gulf of Oman rocked the MV Helios Ray.
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