Limpet Mine Attack in the Gulf of Oman: JUNE 13, 2019

Video recorded by a U.S aircraft of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Gashti Class patrol boat and crew removing an unexploded limpet mine from the M/T Kokuka Courageous. M/T Kokuka Courageous suffered an explosion while operating in the Gulf of Oman causing 21 crew members to abandon ship and later get rescued by the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96).
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