20190613 Front Altair and the other oil tanker

【Comment】

報導說：中油租賃的船，是遭受水面攻擊。日本船，是遭受魚雷攻擊。

水面攻擊，可能是砲、可能是反坦克火箭。魚雷，就不單純了。原因是，前者，容易取得（雖然砲裝在船上不容易，但反坦克火箭倒是簡單）。魚雷，是國家級的武器。通常是潛艦發射（也有水面艦發射，但噸位不小，也屬國家級的行為）

台日船中彈，可能有何種隱喻？


「根據科技部「科學發展」雜誌第550期介紹，石油的提煉過程需要把不同碳數的碳氫化合物蒸餾分離，才能製成所需要的各種油品。原油經過加熱後，會被送到「原油分餾塔」中，蒸餾後區分為許多初級產品，例如煤油、柴油、重油等。

從「原油分餾塔」最頂部取出的初級油品會再送入「穩定塔」進一步處理。蒸餾過後，穩定塔底部的油品又會被送到「輕油分離塔」中，變能從輕油分離塔中段取得「輕石油腦」，並從底部取得「重石油腦」。

輕石油腦和重石油腦都是初級產品，在經過不同製程的精製，就能製成最終產品。例如脫硫後的輕石油腦可用作為摻配車用汽油、航空汽油、JP-4 航空燃油的原料，或是送到重組工廠製成乾洗油、去漬油，也可以送到輕油裂解工廠，經裂解後產出裂解汽油。

中油的石油腦來源除了自行提煉外，也會向美國、南韓與中東國家訂購，每年約有10至20艘船來台，此次受攻擊的這批石油腦價值估計3000萬美元，預計供應石化、汽柴油煉製各一半。

原文網址: 秒懂「石油腦」是什麼！　中油貨輪阿曼灣遇襲…7.5萬噸報銷 | ETtoday國際 | ETtoday新聞雲 https://www.ettoday.net/news/20190613/1466818.htm#ixzz5qmLNsQer 
Notices - UKMTO-IO #130

Date: 13th June 2019

Location: 252700n, 0572200e

UKMTO is aware of an incident in PSN 2527N 05722E.  UK and its partners are currently investigating.

中油油輪波灣疑遭魚雷攻擊 台灣油品供應無虞     中央社 20190613

台灣中油高層今天表示，中油一艘自中東載運燃油的油輪，今天稍早遭遇攻擊。

中油石化業務部門高層告訴路透社，這艘油輪Front Altair號載運7萬5000噸輕油，於台灣時間中午左右疑似遭到一枚魚雷擊中。

這名高層表示，所有船員都已獲救。

油輪Front Altair最後蹤影是出現在伊朗外海的阿曼灣。

「中油公司表示，所租用CFR石化原料之石油腦貨油船（Front Altair），傳出在波斯灣地區受到攻擊，目前狀況不明，不過油源安全庫存無虞，不影響國內汽柴航燃等油品供應及石化產品供應。

中油指出，這艘載運CFR石油腦的貨油船係由台灣中油供應商Ocean Energy承租，貨油輪船籍為馬紹爾群島，船員均非本國國籍，以CFR條件交貨，而台灣中油為貨油的貨主，原始貨源來自ADNOC公司。11日在阿拉伯聯合大公國 Ruwais港裝石油腦約7.5萬噸。

中油說，目前所知船上船員已棄船並全數被鄰近船（Hyundai Dubai）救走，尚無法確定攻擊者，受創情況以及貨油損失程度尚待釐清。

Tankers torpedoed in the Middle East      Splash247.com  20190613

Two tankers have been targeted this morning while transiting waters near to Fujairah.  Frontline’s fully laden LR 2 Front Altair was hit by surface attacks, and an enormous fire ensued forcing the crew to abandon ship.  The crew were safely picked up by nearby general cargoship, Hyundai Dubai.

Bernhard Schulte’s chemical tanker Kokuka Courageous was also hit by torpedoes this morning, one month and one day from the moment four other tankers were damaged by limpet mines off Fujairah (pictured).  The ship disappeared from several ship tracking sites for a period of time today but is now back on the MarineTraffic site, with a ‘Stopped’ status.

“The hull has been breached above the water line on the starboard side,” Bernhard Schulte said in a statement on its website.  “All crew are reported safe and only one minor injury reported.”

The two targeted ships are lying approximately 50 km apart in Iranian waters east of Fujairah.

“The UK and its partners are currently investigating,” UK Maritime Trade Operations said on its website this morning, warning all vessels in the region to exercise extreme caution.  The attacks have also been confirmed today by the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

Commenting on today’s attacks, security consultant Lars Bergqvist told Splash: “Although this incident seems to be outside the [High Risk Area], but inside the [Voluntary Reporting Area], it always advisable to follow BMP5 in these waters.”  BMP5 is a counter-piracy best practice management guide developed by leading shipping associations.  Bergqvist also urged owners to review guidelines for transit of Bab Al Mandab.