CAIRO (Reuters) -British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Tuesday a Panama-flagged and UAE-linked products tanker was reportedly interdicted approximately 51 nautical miles northwest of the Iranian port of Bandar-e jesk. It said an urgency broadcast transmitted that the vessel has been “hijacked.” Ambrey said it assessed the vessel was aligned with the Iranian “shadow […]
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Ambrey says Panama-flagged products container reportedly interdicted northwest of Iranian port
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CAIRO (Reuters) -British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Tuesday a Panama-flagged and UAE-linked products tanker was reportedly interdicted approximately 51 nautical miles northwest of the Iranian port of Bandar-e jesk.
It said an urgency broadcast transmitted that the vessel has been “hijacked.”
Ambrey said it assessed the vessel was aligned with the Iranian “shadow fleet,” adding a sister vessel was designated by OFAC under the Iranian sanctions programme.
(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Chris Reese)