On this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History at Campbell University, former merchant mariner and adjunct professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the US Merchant Marine Academy - discusses the recent attack by Iranian drones on the Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned, Israeli-managed tanker Mercer Street off the coast of Oman. Also included, is a discussion on the recent outbreak of attacks by Iran and Israel against their vessels, a brief comparison to the Tanker War of the 1980s, and what does this all mean for global shipping. Two Crew Killed in Attack on Israeli-Managed Tanker off Oman https://gcaptain.com/two-crew-killed-in-attack-on-israeli-managed-tanker-off-oman/ Attack On MT MERCER STREET (IMO9539585) https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/attack-on-mt-mercer-street-imo9539585 Iran to Unveil Homegrown Kaman-22 Armed Drone This Month https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/02/11/iran-to-unveil-kaman22-drone/ Zodiac Maritime https://www.zodiac-maritime.com/public/mt-mercer-street.xhtml Zodiac Maritime Fleet https://www.zodiac-maritime.com/public/getFleet.do?section=fleet&fleet=product&item=fleetList AP: Ship tied to Israeli billionaire attacked off Oman, 2 killed https://apnews.com/article/ship-israeli-billionaire-oman-c43203ff0262ba2c4bfafb31cc42fa50 US Navy has boarded attacked Israeli tanker, USS Reagan accompanying ship https://ara.tv/6jd46 USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 26, 2021 https://news.usni.org/2021/07/26/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-july-26-2021 Iran and Israel’s Undeclared War at Sea (Part 2): The Potential for Military Escalation https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iran-and-israels-undeclared-war-sea-part-2-potential-military-escalation The Tanker War https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1988/may/tanker-war Oil tanker attacks echo Persian Gulf’s 1980s ‘Tanker War’ https://apnews.com/article/navy-persian-gulf-tensions-international-news-iran-united-arab-