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Tanker grabbed by Iran has sanctions-busting background
UKMTO WARNING 006/JAN/2024 UPDATE 001https://t.co/6a9TLpaLrg#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/7QvQukJhtk
— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) January 11, 2024
This morning, the United Kingdom Maritime Trades Office reported that a vessel had been boarded, when 50 miles northeast of Sohar, Oman by 4-5 armed unauthorized boarders wearing black masks and black military style uniforms. The identity of the masked boarders was soon known. The tanker was grabbed by...
Greek tanker boarded in Hormuz Strait
A Greek-owned shipping company has lost contact with the crew of its tanker which was last contacted at 6:30 this morning, (Greece time), after armed men were reported to have boarded the vessel off the coast of Sohar in Oman.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which reports incidents to seafarers and maritime companies, said that four to five armed and masked men boarded St Nikolas and covered the security cameras on the 158,000dwt tanker, whose beneficial owner is the Athens-based...
https://container-news.com/greek-tanker-boarded-in-hormuz-strait/