Dryad Global identified the ship as the Hong Kong-flagged SC TAIPEI with a crew of 22 Chineses nationals. Photo: DUBAI, April 14 (Reuters) - Armed men boarded a vessel at anchor in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday but the ship was later released, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. "Vessel and crew are safe," it said in an updated advisory, urging … [Read more...]
Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf of Oman to Patrol Oil Lifeline
Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyer "Takanami" leave for the Middle East from Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo February 2, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS By Tim Kelly - YOKOSUKA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman on Sunday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea … [Read more...]
UK Lowers Security Level for its Ships in Strait of Hormuz
LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Britain lowered its security risk level for UK-flagged ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, more than a month after one of its tankers was finally released from detention by Iran. The Stena Impero was seized in July by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Strait, a major oil shipping route, for alleged marine violations two weeks … [Read more...]
Targeted Iranian Tanker Plugged as it Heads for Gulf, Iran Says
DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Leakage of cargo from an Iranian-owned oil tanker apparently hit by missiles in Red Sea waters off Saudi Arabia has been stopped as it heads for the Gulf, the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr reported on Saturday. The tanker Sabiti was targeted on Friday, Iranian media reported earlier, an incident that if confirmed will stoke friction in a … [Read more...]
Iran Decries ‘cowardly attack’ On Oil Tanker Sabiti
by Aziz El Yaakoubi (Reute3rs) An Iranian government spokesman on Saturday described as a “cowardly attack” an incident that Iranian media have called the apparent targeting by missiles of an Iranian-owned oil tanker, and said Iran would respond after the facts had been studied. The tanker Sabiti was hit in Red Sea waters off Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian media have … [Read more...]