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Royal Navy warns of potential hijack
Incident in Gulf of Oman days after attack on tanker
The Mercer Street was attacked last Thursday (Image: PA)
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The Royal Navy has warned of a “potential hijack” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman – days after an attack on a tanker left a Briton and a Romanian dead.
British navy warns of potential hijack of ship off UAE coast
British navy warns of potential hijack of ship off UAE coast
The British navy has warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the United Arab Emirates coast in the Gulf of Oman.
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UPDATED: August 4, 2021 05:26 IST
A ship in the Gulf of Oman may have been a hijacking target on Tuesday. (Photo: AP Graphic)
The British navy has warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman, though the circumstances remain unclear.
The incident Tuesday comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran s tattered nuclear deal with world powers and as commercial shipping in the region has found itself caught in the crosshairs. Most recently, the US, the UK and Israel have blamed Iran for a drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman that killed two people. Iran has denied involvement.
Royal Navy warns of potential hijack
Attack on tanker preceded latest incident in Gulf of Oman
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)
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The Royal Navy has warned of a “potential hijack” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman – days after an attack on a tanker left a Briton and a Romanian dead.
Ship Reportedly Hijacked in Gulf of Oman
Voice of America
04 Aug 2021, 06:05 GMT+10
The British navy reported the potential hijack of a ship Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. An incident is currently underway, the military s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations warned ships in the region. We are urgently investigating an incident on a vessel off the UAE coast, a spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Earlier Tuesday, four oil tankers, also off the coast of the UAE, reported their ships were not under command, MarineTraffic.com reported. That usually means a ship has lost power and can longer be steered.