DUBAI: The British navy warned Saturday {that a} vessel might have been boarded by an unknown social gathering close to the essential Strait of Hormuz.
The warning from the United Kingdom Maritime Commerce Operations provided no particulars in regards to the boarding within the Gulf of Oman off the Emirati port metropolis of Fujairah.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West, significantly after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria.
Iran didn’t instantly acknowledge seizing any vessel, nor was there any report carried by state media in regards to the incident. Nonetheless, Iran since 2019 has engaged in a sequence of ship seizures and had assaults on vessels attributed to it amid ongoing tensions with the West over its quickly advancing nuclear program.
The Gulf of Oman is close to the Strait of Hormuz, the slim mouth of the Persian Gulf by which a fifth of all oil passes. Fujairah, on the United Arab Emirates’ japanese coast, is a fundamental port within the area for ships to tackle new oil cargo, choose up provides or commerce out crew.
Since 2019, the waters off Fujairah have seen a sequence of explosions and hijackings. The US Navy blamed Iran for limpet mine assaults on vessels that broken tankers.
The warning from the United Kingdom Maritime Commerce Operations provided no particulars in regards to the boarding within the Gulf of Oman off the Emirati port metropolis of Fujairah.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West, significantly after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria.
Iran didn’t instantly acknowledge seizing any vessel, nor was there any report carried by state media in regards to the incident. Nonetheless, Iran since 2019 has engaged in a sequence of ship seizures and had assaults on vessels attributed to it amid ongoing tensions with the West over its quickly advancing nuclear program.
The Gulf of Oman is close to the Strait of Hormuz, the slim mouth of the Persian Gulf by which a fifth of all oil passes. Fujairah, on the United Arab Emirates’ japanese coast, is a fundamental port within the area for ships to tackle new oil cargo, choose up provides or commerce out crew.
Since 2019, the waters off Fujairah have seen a sequence of explosions and hijackings. The US Navy blamed Iran for limpet mine assaults on vessels that broken tankers.
