Japan tanker spotted 'suspicious' boat: "A Japanese oil tanker damaged in a suspected militant attack in the Strait of Hormuz last month detected a small boat moving suspiciously nearby on its radar at the time, media reports said on Tuesday.
The reports came after the United Arab Emirates this month said an explosives-laden boat had struck the M Star in a 'terrorist attack' that dented the side of the Japanese vessel and left one crew member slightly injured.
Militant jihadists have made unconfirmed claims that a suicide bomber attacked the ship, owned by Mitsui OSK Lines and crewed by 16 Filipinos and 15 Indians, on July 28 in international waters between Iran and Oman.
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Japan's Jiji Press and other media said the tanker's Voyage Data Recorder had captured radar images that showed a small vessel making suspicious movements, such as close approaches to the tanker and not sailing straight....
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bth: again note that this article is in an Australian paper not in the US
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