Tanker ‘safe’ after hijack reported in Gulf of Oman

An Emirati Coast Guard vessel patrols off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, August 4, 2021 (Jon Gambrell/AP)
An Emirati Coast Guard vessel patrols off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, August 4, 2021 (Jon Gambrell/AP)
Wed, 04 Aug, 2021 - 15:49
Jon Gambrell and Isabel Debre, Associated Press

Hijackers who seized a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have left the ship, according to the Royal Navy.

Recorded radio traffic appeared to reveal a crew member onboard saying Iranian gunmen had stormed the asphalt tanker.

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