Iran tries to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, firing shots at one of them, the US Navy says
In an incident on May 3, 2023, fast-attack crafts from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarmed Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transited the Strait of Hormuz from Dubai to port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, Arabian Gulf, as seen in this screenshot of a video shot provided by US Navy. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Iran has tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, firing shots at one of them, the US Navy said. It said that in both cases early on Wednesday, the Iranian naval vessels backed off after the US Navy responded and that both commercial ships continued their voyages. "The Iranian navy did make attempts to seize commercial tankers lawfully transiting international waters," said Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, spokesperson for the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.He said the gunfire directed at the second vessel did not cause casualties or major damage.Ambrey, a maritime intelligence service, said the tanker that was fired upon was a Bahamas-flagged, Greek-owned, US-managed crude oil tanker transiting from the United Arab Emirates to Singapore.
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