Here’s what we know about limpet mines. A limpet mine is a type of naval mine that is usually manually placed by a swimmer, diver or frogman on the underside of a ship’s hull. Named for a type ...

The limpet mine used on a Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz “bears a striking resemblance” to other Iranian mines, U.S. Navy officials said.

Reporting from FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The limpet mines used to attack a Japanese-owned oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz last week bore “a striking resemblance” to similar mines ...

The limpet mine has become Iran’s weapon of choice as it ramps up a bombing campaign on oil tankers in the region, according to U.S. officials, wary that further attacks using the small magnetic ...

U.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET BASE NEAR FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The limpet mines used to attack a Japanese-owned oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz last week bore “a striking resemblance ...

Limpet mines are magnetic devices which are attached to ships being targeted. If confirmed, their use would point to a sabotage operation targeting Vladimir Putin’s “shadow fleet” which is ...

The limpet mines used to attack a Japanese-owned oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz last week bore "a striking resemblance" to similar mines displayed by Iran, a U.S. Navy explosives expert said ...

The U.S. blamed Iran for the attacks on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, releasing a video Friday supposedly showing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one ...

Within the next month or two we were on a war footing and my father had been engaged in the design of a limpet mine, a new form of weapon for sinking ships. This had been dreamed up in conjunction ...

The location of the blasts on the vessels' hulls, the type of blast and other evidence suggest limpet mines, said the sources who had knowledge of the matter but who spoke on condition of anonymity.

But the interesting thing about the limpet mine was that it was very much Bedford home-made. The two men visited Woolworths and they got washing-up bowls made of spun aluminium to contain the ...

A tanker in a Russian port hit by three explosions is suspected to have been damaged by “limpet mines,” according to maritime expert. Ambrey Intelligence said the incident which struck the ...