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Image taken in vicinity of the Gulf of Oman, September 1990, showing interception and boarding of the Iraqi vessel 'Tadmur', suspected of flouting trade sanctions against Iraq. A Royal Navy 'Lynx' helicopter is inserting a boarding party while an HMAS Darwin Squirrel helicopter provides "top cover" .
Interception and boarding of the Iraqi vessel Tadmur, suspected of flouting trade sanctions against Iraq. A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter is inserting a Royal Marine on a 'fast rope' while the crew of th
GULF OF OMAN? 1990-10-28. HMAS DARWIN (04) INTERCEPTING THE IRAQI TANKER AMURIYAH, SUSPECTED OF FLOUTING TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ. THE TANKER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BOARDED AND SEARCHED, THEN CLEARED.
Photograph taken in vicinity of the GULF OF OMAN, September 1990. INTERCEPTION OF THE IRAQI MOTOR VESSEL TADMUR, SUSPECTED OF FLOUTING TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ. THIS WAS A MULTI NATIONAL OPERATIO
HMAS DARWIN ALONGSIDE THE IRAQI TANKER AMURIYAH, SUSPECTED OF FLOUTING TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ. THIS WAS A MULTINATIONAL OPERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE UNITED STATES NAVY. T
INSERTION OF BOARDING PARTY BY HELICOPTER ON THE IRAQI TANKER MV MUTANNABI AS OBSERVED FROM HMAS DARWIN. GULF OF OMAN? C.1990-10.
CAPTAIN R. E. SHALDERS RAN, COMMANDING OFFICER OF HMAS DARWIN, WATCHES THE INTERCEPTION AND BOARDING OF THE IRAQI TANKER MV MUTANABBI. IN THE BACKGROUND IS USS REASONER IN SUPPORT. GULF OF OMAN? C.19
