Oil Tanker Hit By Mine Explosion Near Saudi Arabia

An oil tanker was damaged in the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia after a mine exploded on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported, citing the tanker’s operator and a maritime security company.  The MT Agrari oil tanker, managed by a Greek company and flying a Maltese flag, was damaged by a mine off the Saudi city of Shuqaiq near Yemen.  “Their vessel was attacked by an unknown source,” the firm operating the MT Agrari said in a statement carried by AP.  “The Agrari was struck about 1 meter above the waterline and…