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| Iran 'seize cargo ship' in what US calls a 'provacative act' in the Gulf |
| 2015-04-29 |
| [TELEGRAPH.CO.UK] America accused Iran of a “provocative” act on Tuesday after the Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a Danish-owned cargo ship in the Gulf. Warning shots were fired when at least five Iranian patrol boats intercepted the MV Maersk Tigris near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway linking the Gulf with the Arabian Sea. The vessel had apparently declined to change course and steer towards the Iranian coast. Warning shots were then fired across the bridge and the vessel was boarded by personnel from the naval wing of the Revolutionary Guard Corps and steered towards the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The container ship was travelling from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to the port of Jebel Ali in Dubai. It was flying the flag of the Marshall Islands and chartered by Rickmers Ship Management, a company based in Hamburg. The vessel is owned by Maersk, the Danish shipping and trading conglomerate. While 24 crew members were on board, there was no information about the ship’s cargo. A spokesman for Maersk said the company had no idea why Iran had carried out the interception, adding that he was concerned for the fate of the crew, most of whom are from Eastern Europe and Asia. Fars, the semi-official Iranian news agency, described the ship as a “trade vessel” which had been “seized by the Iranian navy” at the request of the country’s Ports and Maritime Authority. Fars added: “The ship was seized after a relevant court order was issued for its confiscation.” No further explanation for Iran’s actions was offered. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 MERSK, one of the biggest lines, THEY WILL retaliate, |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2015-04-29 10:48 |
| #1 As per FREEREPUBLIC, Iran has repor told Syria to attack Israel vee the Golan heights. Looks like the OWG Globalist ideal of US-n-Only-The-US, unilateral or self "Retreat/Fallback is World Peace" is not so peaceful andor "par" after all??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-04-29 03:01 |