European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday August 30,1987 iraqi jets attack iranian targets ship Manama Bachrah of iraqi jul attacked offshore iranian targets including Oil installation in the per Imp Gulf on saturday and set an iranian Latker afire at a terminal the iraqi military command and Gulf based shipping sources said they were the first major attacks against Iran s offshore Oil facilities and ships in the Gulf since july 20, when the , Security Council called for an immediate cease fire in the nearly yj�pi old Iraq Iran War and the Unile Falales began its warship escort Ofuji hugged kuwaiti tankers. _,.- Marine Salvage executives in the Gulf Region said they had put their tugboats on Alert in anticipation of retaliatory raids thai could involve Neutral shipping slavs Hill frequent iranian targets in the so called Tanker  the iranian Tanker identified As the 120,766-ton Alvand took a direct hit Mut was loading Oil at Sirri Island in i Soutth Gulf said the ship on Connow of Anonym Jujj to they    to Enlin Tif fire on Board. Thu and the is is Oil facilities were him had no information on the extent of Dunap Evjy the Irani War communique quoted by the official iraqi news Agency nude no mention of an attack on Sirri. Ii said the jets attacked rat Cash an Oil platform 95 Miles West of Sirri Lavan Island off Iran s Central coast and Farsi an Irani an held outcropping in the Northern Gulf. The War communique said Iraq practices its legitimate right to wry Frowen As Long As  it the Security ill of Smion and a comprehensive the  Iran has threatened to resume attacks on Gulf shipping including kuwaiti tank ers escorted by . Warships if Iraq resumed raids on iranian shipping. Shipping sources said the installations Al Rakhsh sustained severe damage. Washington Pentagon officials said information on the iraqi at tacks. Teeny used Iran Marine serv ices said it Ausro Feao confirmation of the air raids. In London Lloyds shipping Intelli gence unit reported the incident at Sirri. It said the Alvand was operated by National iranian Tanker company of Teh ran. Sirri is about so Miles Northwest of Dubai and about half hat distance from Iran s coast. Lavan is 90 Miles Northwest of Sirri and has a loading terminal Al it Eastern end. Farsi Midway in the Gulf and about 140 Miles Southeast of Kuwait s at Ahmadi terminal apparently has an unused Oil facility and has been used by Iran in the past As a base for speedboat and air attacks against Gulf shipping. The outcropping is near the Farsi Channel used by deep draft supertanker where the kuwaiti Tanker Gri Gelon hit a mine on the first . Navy escorted Convoy july 24. Dammed water released to prevent italian floods Sandrio Italy