Iran's navy seizes US-bound oil tanker 'Advantage Sweet' in international waters in Gulf of Oman - FIFTH vessel they've hijacked in 2 yrs

[Jim H - VA USA]

Oh great, we issued a strongly-worded tweet in response....

Iran's navy seizes US-bound oil tanker 'Advantage Sweet' in international waters in Gulf of Oman - FIFTH vessel they've hijacked in two years​

• Officials say the ship is the Advantage Sweet, which sent a distress call at 1.15pm
• It traveled from Kuwait and was headed to Houston, officials revealed Thursday
• Its last known location was just north of Oman's capital, Muscat, early Thursday

27 April 2023

Iran's navy seized a Marshall Island-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, according to US officials- the latest in a series of seizures amid greater tensions over Tehran's growing nuclear aspirations.

America's own maritime military service made the revelation Thursday, while identifying the ship as the Advantage Sweet.

Officials said the vessel had been heading to Houston - before it was abruptly hijacked in international waters. The US Navy said in a statement the unlawful seizure was carried out by Iran's own naval branch.

The vessel sent a distress signal at 1.15pm, officials said, while being taken in international waters just north of Oman's capital, Muscat. The boat disembarked from Kuwait Monday and passed through the Persian Gulf the day before.

The US Navy fleet stationed in that area of the world is now demanding the ship's immediate release, with it being the fifth commercial vessel unlawfully taken by Tehran in the past two years.

More at the links...

Merchant Vessel Seized by Iran in Gulf of Oman

On April 27 at approximately 1:15 p.m. 1ocal time, Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet was seized by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy while transiting international waters in the Gulf

www.cusnc.navy.mil

Iran's navy seizes US-bound oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

The US Navy has identified the vehicle as the Advantage Sweet, with the vessel sending a distress signal at 1:15pm while in international waters.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[EMH]

Ok, it would be nice if anyone claiming this had a molecule of credibility...

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Ok, it would be nice if anyone claiming this had a molecule of credibility...

This isnt enough for ya?

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command

 

[whitehall]

Who wooda thought that Iran had a navy? More like pirates .

 

[toobfreak]

Iran's navy seizes US-bound oil tanker 'Advantage Sweet' in international waters in Gulf of Oman - FIFTH vessel they've hijacked in 2 yrs​

Apparently, Biden's military ain't nowhere around and Iran ain't much worried about Joe neither.

 

[Esdraelon]

Who wooda thought that Iran had a navy? More like pirates .

It'd be interesting to see the mullah's reaction when they try to grab another one and are met with a SEAL team. Stitch them up, dump the bodies and if the vessel they came from fires, sink it.

 

[Kilroy2]

US bound does not mean its is a US vessel. It is registered with the Marshall Islands.

 

[excalibur]

The world going to hell while BIden sleeps. Bad guys always take advantage of clowns like Biden.

 

[luiza]

World's biggest terrorist nation bleating when they are challenged .

Go on Iran -- sock the bully boys .

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

US bound does not mean its is a US vessel. It is registered with the Marshall Islands.

Right, the ship full of oil was chartered by American company Chevron.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

Another one...

US Navy reveals footage of Tehran's vessels surrounding oil tanker

The Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet identified the vessel as the Niovi. It said Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized the ship.

www.dailymail.co.uk