Talk:Al Başrah Oil Terminal

seizure during the 2nd gulf war
should a section include the seizure during the 2nd gulf war,

according to stone kettle station

http://www.stonekettle.com/2014/06/absolutely-nothing.html

"The Wikipedia says Operation Iraqi Freedom started on the 20th of March, 2003, which is just another reason why you shouldn’t believe anything you read in the Wikipedia (don’t, just don’t). That’s not correct, the war began a day earlier.  See, I was there on the night the war really started, at precisely 2200 hours, on the 19th of March in the Northern Arabian Gulf.  I was there when US Navy SEALs and Polish GROM stormed the MABOT and KAAOT oil terminals a full day before Saddam Hussein discovered that his time was finally up.  In point of fact, I had arrived there four months before, a few days before Christmas in December of 2002. From the day of my arrival (and before that really) to the day the war started, and for months after, I was a Navy intelligence officer working in support of the invasion force.  There’s not much I don’t know about the events leading up to war and the aftermath of the invasion. "

now granted that's first person reporting

but

http://centermassgroup.com/navy-seals/

"Several days before the beginning of the invasion of Iraq two SDV teams were launched from Mark V Special Operations Craft in the Persian Gulf. Their objectives were the hydrographic reconnaissance of the Al Basrah (MABOT) and Khawr Al Amaya (KAAOT) Oil Terminals. After swimming under the terminals and securing their Mark 8 mod 1s the SDV SEALs spent several hours taking pictures and surveying Iraqi activity on both platforms before returning to their boats.

On 20 March 2003 the Navy SEALs launched what is the largest single SEAL operation in history from US Naval vessels, Ras al-Qulayah Naval Base and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait as part of a mixed force of US Navy SEALs, Polish GROM and BritishRoyal Marines. Their targets were not only the ABOT and KAAOT platforms but their respective onshore petroleum pumping locks and the Al Faw port and refinery. Each force was to be inserted via helicopter or boat on the perimeter of the targets and then assault the main facilities. The first attacks occurred at the pumping locks for each offshore terminal. At MABOT’s pumping lock the team’s landing zone was covered in concertina wire that was unreported by their intelligence and so the SEALs and Royal Marines were forced to hover several feet off the ground. The Royal Marines, led by a Provost Sergeant, were the first off the helicopter followed by the SEALs and all immediately became entangled in the obstacles. In this exposed position the SEALs and Marines began taking fire from the platform’s garrison. The landing at the KAAOT pumping lock ran into similar problems with their landing zone but both teams at both locations regrouped and successfully assaulted the pumping locks taking the main buildings and several occupied bunkers. After securing the facility an Iraqi armored vehicle approached the SEALs’ position. Their embedded Air Force Combat Controllercoordinated with an Air Force A-10 and destroyed the vehicle. In total five Iraqis were killed and sixteen captured.

- See more at: http://centermassgroup.com/navy-seals/#sthash.4KhLKDYE.dpuf"

and

http://books.google.com/books?id=Mk1kpP0X3A0C&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=mabot+oil+terminal+march+2003&source=bl&ots=rZhHs_nt0p&sig=xLeb10VwVcOOcK_19qpPJL1LD1U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=laedU73oO4GUyAT-u4Ig&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=mabot%20oil%20terminal%20march%202003&f=false

"Operation Iraqi Freedom began on 19 March 2003 withanti mine laying operations".

So, if someone finds an appropriate source, it may be useful to add this into the main article

--Patbahn (talk) 14:13, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

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