Outlook Web Desk
Apr 28, 2023
Synopsis
Iran seized a US-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, claiming it collided with an Iranian vessel and injured several crew members. The ship, named Advantage, has 24 Indian crew members and was headed to Houston. The US Navy's 5th Fleet confirmed the seizure, and satellite tracking data showed the tanker just north of Muscat, Oman. Iranian state television aired footage of commandos raiding the ship.
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said the seizure came after an 'unknown ship collided with an Iranian vessel last night in the Persian Gulf, causing several Iranian crew members to go missing and get injured'. It provided no proof for the claim.
The Iranian Navy on Thursday seized a United States-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. The ship has 24 Indian crew members.
Following the seizure, Iranian state television aired footage masked commandos conducting a helicopter-borne raid to seize the ship.
The US Navy's Middle East-based 5th Fleet identified the seized ship as the Advantage Ship. It's a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker. It was going to Houston in the United States. Satellite tracking data for the vessel from MarineTraffic.com showed it in the Gulf of Oman, just north of Oman's capital, Muscat, on Thursday afternoon. It had just come from Kuwait.
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