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British navy group: Hijackers have left vessel off UAE coast
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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.
Hijackers have left vessel off Gulf of Oman: British navy group
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No further details were provided.
The hijackers who seized a vessel off the coast of the Gulf of Oman left the targeted ship on Wednesday, the British navy reported, without elaborating.
The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that the “incident,” which it had described as a potential hijacking the night before, was now “complete.” It did not provide further details.
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The vessel’s owner, listed as Glory International, could not immediately be reached for comment.
The event unfolded 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.
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