he UK According to Sky News, a security source said that an oil tanker appeared to have been seized, and it was reported that the company “may hijack” a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that reports of the incident were “suspicious” but warned against attempting to create a “false atmosphere” against Tehran.
British Maritime Trade Business Unit Ministry of Defense, Describing the incident 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of Fujairah as “potential hijacking.”
Security sources told Sky News that eight or nine armed men are believed to have boarded the ship called the Asphalt Princess.
“This is an unauthorized boarding in the Gulf of Oman,” the security source said.
The tanker has no contact with the United Kingdom, but a spokesperson for the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “We are urgently investigating an accident on a ship off the coast of the UAE.”
The Associated Press reported that at least four ships issued warnings saying they had lost control of steering.
