Merchant vessel enters Iranian waters after interaction - UKMTO
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04 January, 2021, 05:50 pm
Last modified: 04 January, 2021, 05:52 pm
he UKMTO website gave no further details. Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV cited unnamed sources as saying a South Korean-flagged tanker carrying chemicals had been seized by Iran
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) naval authority said on Monday an "interaction" between Iranian authorities and a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz led the ship to alter its course and proceed into Iranian waters.
The UKMTO website gave no further details. Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV cited unnamed sources as saying a South Korean-flagged tanker carrying chemicals had been seized by Iran.
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