- THE US SHOOTS DOWN IT'S OWN DRONE.
- IRAN IMPOUNDS A SECOND TANKER AND MORE TO COME.
Update 2: Iran has seized a second tanker, as ship-tracking data used by Bloomberg has identified a second oil tanker, the Mesdar, which has turned toward the Iranian Coast. According to Bloomberg, the Mesdar is Liberian-flagged, 315,800 dwt crude tanker, which was Headed to Ras Tanura from Malaysia before turning toward Iran coast Friday.
Clipper Data has slightly conflicting data, noting that the tanker was discharged in China in April and sat empty off Singapore. In early July, it left for the Arab Gulf. Then at about 16:30 UTC, it made an turn north and is now in Iranian waters.
Here’s what we know:Liberian -flagged VLCC #Mesdar loaded in March with 1.9mn bbls of Saudi crude.
It discharged in China in April and sat empty off Singapore. In early July, it left for the Arab Gulf.
At about 16:30 UTC, it made an turn north and is now in Iranian waters.
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Iran Seizes UK Tanker For "Violating International Regulations"
A company press release said 23 are
A US statement called the seizure the "latest episode of escalatory violence
Given the rapidly escalating events only over the past week, and with now
Incidents in Gulf waters| Hormuz last 6 days:
• Sun.: #Iran diverts Riah vessel, says for repairs then smuggling
• Thu. : US shoots down Iran drone
• Fri.: Iran captures British flagged tanker
Nothing about this is normal. Volatility not seen insince 1980s area
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A British flagged tanker has been seized by Iran as it was heading toward
Iran state media has confirmed the IRGC announced it has "captured a British tanker in the Persian Gulf" because the vessel was "violating international regulations". CNN is reporting that US officials have confirmed Iran captured the British vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK Defence
"The vessel is now apparently heading to Qeshm in Iran but
Crucially, this comes just as UK officials have announced authorties
Iran had promised to retaliate in kind, following the continuing detention of a UAE-based Panamanian flagged vessel, the Riah, this week.
Oil prices spiked on the news...
British Ministry of Defensethat the ship is "of course" meaning that it's heading stating it's original path, but it simply just isn't. It was originally heading in the proper direction, turned, and then turned back and headed for Iran. in
Currently the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose and at least one other UK warship are active in providing maritime security to British vessels and allies in the region.
#BREAKING TheOil tanker STENA IMPERO is steaming towards Iran, very strange to occur. Iran could have seized the Uk unknown at this moment ship it’s
According to the monitoring publication Aurora Intel the UK Ministry of Defense is "aware of the tanker's movement towards Iran..."
The Foreign Office said it is currently “urgently seeking further information” on the diverted tanker. The vessel has also reportedly stopped transmitting its maritime tracking signal.
Amid soaring tensions and increasing "tanker wars" related to US oil sanctions and the UK detention of the Grace 1, which had reportedly been bound for Syria on a sanctions
The Russian-based monitoring group Maritime Bulletin has also released the following information on the vessel:
It looks like the UK-flagged product tanker STENA IMPERO was forced to move into Iranian waters while transitingof Hormuz en route to Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf. Tanker turned hard a starboard at around 1527 UTC Jul 19, and moved straight into Iranian waters, as of 1620 UTC tanker continued sailing in Iranian waters, south of Bandar Abbas, at some 13.5 knots speed. Strait It does look like a hijack on the high seas, and if it is so, it’s an act of piracy, absolutely unlawful seizure of a foreign tanker in international waters...
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