Potential hijack of ship off UAE coast: UK maritime security agency
AFP
4th August, 2021 10:05:34 AM
A UK maritime security agency said Tuesday a ship may have been hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, five days after an attack on a tanker left two dead.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations initially reported a non-piracy incident on the unidentified ship before upgrading its description to a potential hijack .
Maritime security analysts at Dryad Global and Aurora Intelligence identified the endangered ship as the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess.
The ship was heading towards Iran under the control of armed men, said industry intelligence site Lloyd s List.
Suspected Hijacking Reported In Persian Gulf; Iran Denies Involvement
RFE
04 Aug 2021, 16:15 GMT+10
The British Navy reported the potential hijack of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on August 3, days after a suspected Iranian attack on another tanker left two dead.
Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) denied that its forces or allies were behind any incident off the U.A.E., which maritime security sources reported involved the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess.
Any incident is an attempt by Western countries and Israel to prepare the public opinion of the international community for hostile action against Iran, the IRGC said in a statement run on state media.
Updated 8.15am
An incident where a ship may have been hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has ended and the vessel is safe, a UK maritime security agency said on Wednesday. Boarders have left the vessel. Vessel is safe. Incident complete, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations tweeted, referring to an incident that came five days after an attack on an Israeli-linked tanker bound for the UAE, which the United States and its allies have blamed on Iran.
Late on Tuesday the agency had said that a ship - the the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess - may have been hijacked.
Potential hijack of ship off UAE coast
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published : 4 Aug 2021 at 07:45
2 A handout image released by US Central Command in August 2020 is said to show Iranian forces boarding a tanker in international waters in the Gulf of Oman.
LONDON: A UK maritime security agency said Tuesday a ship may have been hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, five days after an attack on a tanker left two dead.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations initially reported a non-piracy incident on the unidentified ship before upgrading its description to a potential hijack .
Maritime security analysts at Dryad Global and Aurora Intelligence identified the endangered ship as the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess.
Aug 05 2021, 5:25 AM
August 04 2021, 1:54 PM
August 05 2021, 5:25 AM
(Bloomberg) A suspected hijacking of a vessel near Iran has ended, after stoking tensions already inflamed by a deadly drone attack on an Israeli-managed tanker in the same area.
(Bloomberg) A suspected hijacking of a vessel near Iran has ended, after stoking tensions already inflamed by a deadly drone attack on an Israeli-managed tanker in the same area.
The Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess was briefly boarded by armed men on Tuesday halfway between Iran and the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman, according to a Gulf government official. The men then left the vessel around midnight local time, the official said. Bloomberg News was unable to contact the shipâs Dubai-based owner or operator to confirm the information.