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Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, U.S. Navy says

Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, U.S. Navy says

IRAN seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman in international waters, the U.S. Navy said, the latest in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in sensitive Gulf waters since 2019. Iran's army said it had seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it collided with an Iranian boat, injuring several crewmen, Iranian state media reported. "Two members of the boat's crew are missing and several were injured due to the collision of the ship with the boat," an army statement said. The U.S. Navy identified the vessel as…
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Suspected pirates board Singaporean ship

Suspected pirates board Singaporean ship

A Singapore-registered oil tanker was boarded by "unidentified persons" about 300 nautical miles (555 km) off Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea, the city-state's port authority said. The Gulf of Guinea has become a hotspot for global piracy in recent years, although incidents have dwindled since 2021 as national authorities stepped up security efforts, helped by foreign naval ships, the United Nations says. The tanker Success 9 had 20 crew of various nationalities aboard, one of whom was Singaporean when it "was boarded by unidentified persons" on Monday, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said. In a…
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Police arrest seven Nigerian stowaways after British special forces board tanker

Police arrest seven Nigerian stowaways after British special forces board tanker

HENRY NICHOLLS  SEVEN men have been arrested on suspicion of seizing control of a ship, British police have announced, The arrests took place after British special forces stormed an oil tanker under threat from a group of stowaways the previous evening. The tanker's operator thanked the British authorities, saying help was requested after seven stowaways who had boarded in Lagos, Nigeria, turned hostile. Troops from the Special Boat Service, Britain's elite naval special forces unit, boarded the Greek-operated Nave Andromeda near the Isle of Wight off southern England after the master of the ship said he was concerned about the…
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