"Japanese tanker owner claims crew saw ‘flying objects’ before attack, denies ship struck mine." The Japanese company that owns the ‘Kokuka Courageous’ tanker has said its crew spotted “flying objects” before the attack in the Gulf of Oman, contradicting US claims that the vessel was damaged by a naval mine. Yutaka Katada, president of Kokuka Sangyo, told reporters on Friday that sailors on board the ill-fated oil tanker observed “flying objects” just before the incident in which the ship caught fire and was badly damaged. The giant vessel was hit twice, first near the engine room and then on its starboard side.
He suggested that those flying objects could have been bullets, and called reports of striking a mine “false.” Both points at which the ship was damaged were above her waterline, which couldn’t be so if it had struck an underwater mine.
"Japanese tanker owner contradicts U.S. officials over explosives used in Gulf of Oman attack." The Japanese owner of a tanker attacked in the Gulf of Oman claimed Friday that it was struck by a flying projectile, contradicting reports by U.S. officials and the military on the source of the blast.
U.S. Central Command said the two vessels were hit Thursday by a limpet mine, which is attached to boats below the waterline using magnets. U.S. Central Command released video it claimed showed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps patrol boat removing an unexploded mine from one of the tankers, the Kokuka Courageous. But on Friday morning, the owner of the 560-foot Courageous, said that sailors saw something flying toward the vessel just before the explosion and that the impact was well above the waterline.
>He suggested that those flying objects could have been bullets How can you see bullets?
Dylan Ortiz
>>He suggested that those flying objects could have been bullets Do you English ??
Logan Jenkins
bump
Zachary Brown
The same crew abducted by the Iranian navy? The same owner that reported the crew as having reported to have seen Iranian vessels nearby prior to the attack?
Brody Wilson
could it have been one of those LRAD things that makes you hear/feel like bullets are flying by you? Maybe they did this to clear the deck of the target ship before doing the false flag? Otherwise I dunno how to explain the "small flying objects" he describes, which btw LRAD you wouldn't see it is like a "pain beam" but directed sound instead of directed microwave
Anthony Thomas
>flying objects So we're blaming Iran so we don't start an interstellar war?
Aaron Foster
It's probably a bad translation of "projectile"
I doubt even a heavy naval turret could sink a heavy oil tanker. It was probably an Israeli or CIA-launched Harpoon missile. btw ignore military boot mutts that say the CIA doesn't operate its own vessels: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian
also no one ever claimed that they struck a mine, it's claimed the mines were placed on the ship before it left the harbor
Nathaniel Wood
>Japan leaves the treaty they made with America >Becomes friends with Russia and Iran after being refilled
FUCK
Wyatt Williams
>Iranian vessel is off the coast of Iran WOW WHY WAS THE LAND MASS OF IRAN SO CLOSE TO THE SCENE OF THE BOMBING GUYS. THAT MEANS IRAN AS A WHOLE DID IT
>LRAD Pretty neat but yeah I doubt it would make you hallucinate bullets somehow. To make a hole like that you'd need a high caliber gun. Naval guns have a few tens of km of range. Dunno what's the velocity of bullets after that distance but probably way too fast to be seen. And the more distance there is, the more you've got to fire in volleys to have a chance to hit. They would have reported splashes around the ship. Unless it's one of those new smart munitions things. Where there ships in range? Maybe American ones. Just sounds like they're trying to frame the US desu. Makes more sense. You probably can't see the missiles either, but can you can see the exhaust trail. I'd think this is what they would have reported seeing.
Matthew Campbell
Maybe drones placing the mines?
Luke Sanders
Good goy
Ian Cook
Is it possible that Trump and his own (((Deep State))) fuckers along with his Kike love, are actually going to ruin our relationship with the fucking JAPANESE?
Of all people to piss off, we're going to lose the JAPS???
How fucking retarded do you have to be as President to do that?
Nathan Perez
They clearly meant ballistic object either a shell or cruise missile
Aaron Butler
>Am I fitting in yet? >Parentheses right?
Oliver Hall
Yeah, our Shabbos Goy President is so based isn't he?
Jacob Rogers
Perhaps the americans are trying out their Zumwalt armed with a railgun.
Adrian Brown
As if you could see Iran from where the bombing happened. Ha ha. Have you ever been to sea? Obviously not. 13 mile vision on clear days. International waters. A PATROL BOAT.
Cameron Cooper
That was the Iranians trying to shoot down a drone you fucking brainlet. Read the goddamn news. They used a SAM to try and shoot it down as they were approaching the vessel.
Pretty sure you couldn't see a shell. And if it was a long distance shell in ballistic trajectory, it would have been very unlikely to hit on the side twice. If it was fired near enough to hit on the side, it's very limited from where it could have been shot. If it was a missile, they would have seen the exhaust trail. If it was coming towards them, it would be approaching so fast it's probably all that they could see actually. Why they didn't they describe seeing a missile instead of a nebulous "projectile"?
Levi King
based warrior people
Sebastian Cook
Americans lying to start a war?!
Daniel Howard
>The same crew abducted by the Iranian navy? Big think.
Henry Ward
>Both points at which the ship was damaged were above her waterline, which couldn’t be so if it had struck an underwater mine. what are limpet mines roosia fuck off
Kinda obvious desu... why would Iran give the american golem is much desired excuse on a golden platter like that?
The very fact that the Golem pushed the iran narrative within minutes was telling sign.
Charles Hernandez
>rt
Lmao at latvian/monkeydonian shill
Wyatt Kelly
>You probably can't see the missiles either Nah, harpoons are subsonic, they can be seen. When brits ate exocets at Falklands, they saw them coming
David Myers
They still have a very noticeable exhaust though right? Some of the MANPADS they were talking about in that tweet seem to be going even slower. Maybe they have less of an exhaust. They're very small though, even harder to notice without the exhaust.
Mason Thomas
Could they have hit the ship by accident while trying to shoot down the drone? That would be on top of whatever happened or is pretended to have happened with limpet mines though.
Jaxon Turner
>If it was a missile, they would have seen the exhaust trail. no, it's not like that. For an ATG missile like a hellfire you only see that right when it initially launches for a short intense burn, then it switches to a long slow burn to maintain it's speed.
In Anglo Saxon societies, hypocrisy, double talk, lying are core positive values.
They think it's a positive attribute if you are good at lying and deceiving people. It's part of they everyday strategies and their political strategies.
The best advice I can give you, after 15 years of living among them, is that you should always reinterpret what they say. They always mean the exact opposite of what they say.
For example, when they say they are your ally, they consider you to be their rival enemy.
Or when they say there is equal opportunity, they think expect to be discriminated against.
Or when they say they would take down the deep state, they mean "we are building a deep state". From now onwards, read communications, announcements using this analytical technique.
Go to a news website, and start to train your mind to understand the real message of their communication using this technique.
>Iran has previously used mines against oil tankers in 1987 and 1988 in the "Tanker War," when the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the region. They're good boys now though they wouldn't do it again r-right?
Jose Barnes
no doubt in my mind it was Israel or the US that did it. fuck ZOG
Isaac Gutierrez
>are going to Now Abe has proof Trump is willing to participate or at the very least cover up his (((allies))) attacking a Japanese civilian vessel to sell yet another war to the burgers.
Limpet mines can be installed above the waterline if you want. And what the crew said is that they saw "projectiles". Might have been Iran trying to shoot down that US drone. The timeline isn't clear.
Matthew Perez
But of course.
Lincoln Sanders
>I doubt even a heavy naval turret could sink a heavy oil tanker U wot m8? Yes one could.
Ryan Ortiz
Yep. In the context of the situation. >We saw flying objects Refers to Iran shooting UP towards US drones. Not toward THEIR boat no. You are big brain ya?
Dylan White
Nigger he didnt see bullets, if they were anything it was drones used as a distraction so the mines could be placed.
Julian Price
the ZOG's only existence is to serve Israel. every other nation and people are expendable in the name of the chosen..
TR is honest when it comes to things the USA is directly involved in The USA is honest when it comes to what Russia is directly involved in Or should "honest" in both cases be changed to "dishonest"?
Sure mate when you said: >Iran was shooting drones as a distraction Im sure you were talking about the water line.
Tyler Allen
Mines that you install above the waterline. You'd do that to send a message rather than sink it. Whoever did this, if they wanted that ship sunk it would be sunk.
Easton Rivera
nothing better than a soviet ass blasted kike posting from the UK like a good kike that he is
have a picture of putins jewish son in law...tough guy hahahahahaha
>The USA is honest when it comes to what Russia is directly involved in >Or should "honest" in both cases be changed to "dishonest"? YUP now pass Sarin sauce.
That and the ship is still afloat after apparently hitting 2 sea mines... Those things are not party poppers.
Hudson Jones
>TR is honest when it comes to things the USA is directly involved Unless it somehow connected to Russia's interests, then it isn't. >state funded channel caught numerous times spreading disinfo is honest!
Brayden Ross
yeah so the USA makes Russia and its allies look bad with propaganda Logically Russia does the exact same thing to the USA Why is Russia viewed as 100% honest? Both sides likely spread propaganda at all levels...
Luke Brooks
it was a high speed, low flying, radar guided, mine that detonates on impact. or maybe it was a helicopter.
>faking interviews/quotes come on, pretty sidelocks boi tomorrow his words will be on another site
Jeremiah Adams
Not falling for CIA/Mossad false flags to drag America into a land war with Iran for Israeli interests in the middle east makes him a kike? You people get paid for this shit?
>Why is Russia viewed as 100% honest? Both sides likely spread propaganda at all levels... Noone is but we noticed they didnt lied about the last 6 invasion. And keep lying to get the 7th rolling.
>Kremlin propaganda is more trustworthy and truthful than Washington's propaganda! ok memeflag Misha. in actuality, all mainstream media is 100% bullshit fake news propaganda. You can't claim in good faith that RT is the "upholder of truth" after they pushed the fake "Ukrainian SU-25 shot down MH-17" narrative and then hastily changed it to "uhhhh Ukrainian BUK shot down MH-17" after that cover story was btfo by the Dutch investigators
Samuel Cox
But he's right, Trump being a fucking Israeli lapdog isn't even such big news anymore
>‘flying objects’ FAKE NEWS! It was obviously Swamp Gas
Owen Watson
Off-topic but does anyone see the repetitive way news sites summarize and re-summarize over and over to be kinda creepy and weird?
>"Japanese tanker owner claims /crew saw ‘flying objects’ before attack/, denies ship struck mine." > The Japanese company that owns the ‘Kokuka Courageous’ tanker has said its /crew spotted “flying objects” before the attack/ in the Gulf of Oman, contradicting US claims that the vessel was damaged by a naval mine. > Yutaka Katada, president of Kokuka Sangyo, told reporters on Friday that sailors on board the ill-fated oil tanker /observed “flying objects” just before the incident/ in which the ship caught fire and was badly damaged. The giant vessel was hit twice, first near the engine room and then on its starboard side.
Seems like programming or some shit. Not saying for this specific incident but overall. Every news story is like this it seems. It's as if the media thinks people are so stupid and have such short attention spans that they need to dumb down the facts and hammer it in 4 different simplistic ways just for people to get anything out of it. Could easily be a way to manipulate and spin a story.
Nicholas Jackson
>For example, when they say they are your ally, they consider you to be their rival enemy. I think you're just bad at sarcasm.
Charles King
>>Electro-Optical Threat detection: high quality video footage for the operator >They loiter the sky until the threat is detected. NO LOITERING
