The successful sabotage of a gas carrier or tanker in an important trade lane could “shock waves” across the world, according to security broker Asket. The assessment comes after last week’s unsuccessful attack on a Teekay LNG ship.

As TradeWinds reported earlier this week, an investigation into the attack suggests piracy alone may not have been the motive. Teekay said the skiff that approached the 138,000-cbm Galicia Spirit (built 2004) was carrying a “substantial amount of explosives” that could have “caused significant damage to the vessel.”

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