Iranian Media: Military Seizes Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
"On Grounds of Hindering Iran's Oil Exports"
Local media have reported that the Iranian military has seized a Barbados-flagged oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.
Photo of the Strait of Hormuz on the 8th (local time). Unrelated to the article content. Photo by Reuters Yonhap News Agency
View original imageTasnim News Agency, Iran's semi-official media, announced on the 8th (local time) that "the Iranian Navy's special forces have seized the oil tanker Ocean Koey, which was attempting to obstruct Iran's oil exports and interests."
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The Ocean Koey is registered under the flag of Barbados, a Caribbean island nation located at the easternmost point of North America. Earlier this year, the vessel changed its name to Jin Li. According to a ship tracking website, the vessel was recently sailing in the Gulf of Oman.
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