No. Modern limpet mines have been around at least since World War II, and most navies around the world likely have them in their arsenal. A United States Navy limpet attack on an enemy ship would ...

Iranian lawmakers approved a decision to close the vital oil shipping route after the U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities ...

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 ...

Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources close to the ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources ...

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 ...

Limpet mines, which appear to be the cause of damage to at least one tanker attacked in Gulf of Oman last week, are classic maritime weapons dating back to World War II.

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 ...

ATHENS - Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources close to ...

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 ...

Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources close to the ...