KOMPAS.com – A tanker ship oil operated by Greece is reportedly trying hijacked off the coast of the Isle of Wight at English channel.
Lucky, unit special forces The British Navy neutralized the effort immediately piracy which was carried out by some of these stowaways.
Reporting from RT, Sunday (25/10/2020), as many as seven people have been detained due to the incident.
The British Ministry of Defense, on Sunday evening, confirmed that personnel army Britain has “taken control ship” that.
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Previously, the British police and coast guard had been deployed to deal with the “incident” of the tanker heading to the port in Southampton, England.
Ship it was originally reported to have left the Nigerian port of Lagos earlier this month. However, the ship did not reach its destination on time.
Moments later, the oil tanker sent a distress signal as it sailed past the Isle of Wight.
British media reported that some of the stowaways, possibly from Nigeria, were found “taking shelter in specific locations on the ship”.
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Police later confirmed that the stowaway “made verbal threats to the crew” that raised concerns about the safety of the seafarers.
Some reports say stowaway passengers tried to hijack the ship However, this report was immediately denied by the ship owner’s lawyer.
Isle of Wight Radio reported that the police had finally asked for help military to resolve the situation.
Initially, the military said they were not involved because they thought the incident was the duty of the police and coast guard.
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But in the end, the military intervened and succeeded in neutralizing the “incident” on the oil tanker.
” Special forces from Poole has been involved, “he reported Isle of Wight Radio, refers to the Special Boat Service, a special forces unit belonging to the British Navy.
However, so far there has been no official confirmation of the involvement of any specific unit.
Reporting from Reuters, the oil tanker named Nave Andromeda.
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The British Ministry of Defense said that all crew and crew were declared healthy.
“The armed forces have taken control of the ship and seven people have been detained. Police investigations will now continue,” said the UK Ministry of Defense.
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