Tanker hijacked by commandos and 'ordered to sail to Iran' in brazen Gulf attack days after drone strike killed Brit
Invalid Date, A TANKER was reportedly hijacked by alleged Iranian commandos and ordered to “sail to Tehran” – days after a suspected drone attack killed a British security guard. A nine-strong armed group clambered aboard the Asphalt Princess in what Royal Navy monitors slammed as a “potential hijacking”. 5 The 'Asphalt Princess' was at the centre of a 'potential hijack' off the coast of the Gulf of Oman 5 It's thought that the ship was boarded by nine armed men in the busy shipping lane between Iran and the United Arab EmiratesCredit: Marine traffic Shipping authority Lloyd's L...