The UK MTO said the vessel was about 152 nautical miles (280 km) northeast of the Omani port of Duqm when it was attacked on Thursday. The Mercer Street tanker is Japanese owned but was sailing with a Liberian flag.Ĭoncerns about a threat to tankers from Iran, following a spate of attacks in 2019, prompted the UK and its allies to send more warships to the Gulf to better protect the vital waterway. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UK MTO) - a part of the Ministry of Defence, which provides maritime security information - said what took place was a "non-piracy incident". In a sign of the gravity of the situation, it is understood that Mr Raab is receiving regular updates. We are working with our international partners to urgently establish the facts."
Vessels must be allowed to navigate freely in accordance with international law. The other fatality was a Romanian crew member.Ī British government spokesman said: Our thoughts are with the loved ones of a British National who has died… The British national who was killed was working for the UK maritime security company Ambrey. The tanker was on the move again, under the control of its crew, with a US naval escort to a safe location, Zodiac Maritime added, without specifying where it was headed. It said "details of the incident are still being established and an investigation … is currently underway". Zodiac Maritime, the UK firm that manages the vessel, is part of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Group. He added that he had spoken to Dominic Raab, the UK's foreign secretary, and told his British counterpart of the need for a tough response. The world must not be silent in the face of Iranian terrorism that also harms freedom of shipping."
The country's foreign minster, Yair Lapid, said: "Iran is not just an Israeli problem, but an exporter of terrorism, destruction and instability that harms us all. Belarus migrants: Body of young Syrian man found at Polish border as Britain sends troops to help with crisis
0 kommentar(er)
